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THE 



HISTORY OF DUBLII, N.H.. 



CONTAINING THE 




ADDRESS BY CHARLES MASON, 



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June 17, 1852; 



A REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 






BOSTON: 

PRINTED BY JOHN WILSON AND SON, 

22, School Street. 

1855. 






Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855 
BY LEVI W. LEONARD, 
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of New Uampshi; 



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P E E F A C E. 



It has become quite common at the present day, especially in New 
England, to publish histories of towns. The practice is a good 
one. The traditions of past events are always fading from the 
memories of successive generations ; and, unless they are written 
and printed, many of them will be lost beyond recovery. It hap- 
pens already that the existing inhabitants of towns, the histories of 
which have not been published, are but slightly acquainted with 
the events that moved the hearts, and aroused the energies, of their 
progenitors. This has been made very evident in our case by 
many unsuccessful attempts to obtain information in reference to 
the early history of Dublin. Passing events have so absorbed 
interest and attention, that the transactions of former times — 
transactions, too, which have made or marred their own fortunes — 
have received little or no consideration. The aged, it is true, are 
apt to dwell upon the past ; while the young look intently to the 
future, speculating more upon what will be than upon what has 
been. But the history of the past, even in a small town, contains 
lessons from which those who now live, even the young, may learn 
wisdom for the futui-e. Many instructors of youth have urged the 
importance of beginning the study of geography with that of their 
own town. If they are right, then the same may be urged, to 
some extent, with regard to history, which, if thus begun, cannot 
fail to have in the minds of the young a more living reality. 



To some persons it may seem a work of little labor to prepare 
a history of a small, retired country town, whose existence dates 
back only one hundred years. To others it may seem to be a 
labor not worth the pains. The Committee of Publication are 
experimentally certain that what they have done with regard to 
the preparation of the " History of Dublin " has cost them no small 
amount of labor. Of what value the result of their labor may 
prove to be must be left to the judgments of those who read the 
book. These judgments will be various. Some persons will not 
find in it what they looked for, and others will find what they did 
not look for. Both may feel disappointment, and perchance find 
fault. To the native-born citizens of Dublin, whether resident or 
emigrant, we trust the book will not be wholly without interest. 

It was not the design of the Publishing Committee at first to 
make so large a book. The printing of the Address, with the 
Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, and some documents 
alluded to in the Address, was all that was contemplated. But, on 
further consideration, they concluded to add other matter, which 
could not properly be comprehended in an address on a public 
occasion. Some repetition of facts stated in the Address were 
introduced, in order to keep up a connection in the matter added, 
and to avoid too frequent reference. Although a large portion of 
the additions are rather materials for a history than a history itself, 
yet, in connection with the Address and the Proceedings of the 
Centennial Celebration, we trust the book will be found to contain 
a tolerably complete history of the town from its first settlement to 
the present time. 

The Registers of Families occupy more space than was at first 
apprehended. In order to make them uniform, it was found neces- 
sary to recopy the whole number furnished. Many of them, how- 
ever, were gathered from the recollections of individuals, and from 
the scanty and imperfect records of the town-clerks who held the 
office previous to 1820. As these Registers are principally made 
up of names and dates, no one should be surprised if numerous 
errors are discovered. Frequently, the Registers handed to the 
Committee diifered as to dates from the town-records. It was not 
in our power, in most instances of this kind, to determine which 



PREFACE, ^ V 

were correct. Sometimes one Kegister was found to be inconsistent 
with another, which gave dates respecting the same person. In 
such cases, we occasionally discovered, as we believed, the true 
date ; and this will account for the variations from the original 
copies, which the persons who furnished them may perhaps regard 
as errors. Of the soldiers of the Revolution, we have inserted 
nearly in full all the notices that were received. The living resi- 
dents of Dublin are left to the future historian. The names of 
those who have held offices in town will be found under their 
appropriate heads in the course of the history. If the Register of 
any family is omitted, it is because none was received, or could be 
gathered from any accessible sources of information. 

To the persons who have aided us in collecting materials for this 
book, we tender our thanks. We offer it to the town, which has 
taken the responsibility of its publication, as the best we could 
prepare during the time we were employed upon it. Taking all 
circumstances into consideration, we do not feel that there has been 
any needless delay. A copy of the Address was not received till 
nearly a year after its delivery. Sickness in the family of the 
Chairman of the Committee, and his residence, most of the time, 
during the last year and a half, in another town, have also contri- 
buted to hinder the progress of the work. The map which we 
prefix to the book is believed to be as correct as could be made 
without an accurate and expensive survey by measurement of the 
whole town. Many parts of it were drawn from actual measure- 
ment ; and its errors, if any shall be discovered, will be found to 
be less numerous, we think, than in most other town-maps. 

The portraits, with the exceptions hereafter mentioned, were 
furnished by the persons whom they represent, or by their friends. 
The plates for the porti-aits of Samuel Appleton and Dr. Twitchell 
were kindly furnished, for the taking of impressions from them ; the 
first by Mrs. Appleton, and the second by Dr. G. W. Twitchell. 
The plate for the porti-ait of L. W. Leonard was the same that 
was procured by his friends in 1850. The portrait of Mr. Sprague 
was lithographed from the original painting by Belknap. 

Mr. Lawson Belknap, a member of the Committee of Publica- 
tion, died Oct. 3, 1853. He was active and earnest in his efforts 



VI PREFACE. 

to collect information respecting the history of Dublin, his native 
town. Had he lived, he would have afforded us much aid in 
preparing the Eegister of Families, which were not begun to be 
collected till after his death. 

The Chairman of the Committee of Publication may here be 
permitted to say, that he is not responsible for the insertion of 
the laudatory remarks respecting himself, contained in some of the 
addresses made at the Centennial Celebration. Over this portion 
of the book he had no control. He could not, with propriety, 
either erase or modify what the gentlemen thought fit to offer for 
publication. 

The names on the list of emigrants from Dublin, collected and 
arranged by Mr. Fisk, a member of the Committee of Publication, 
have been added in the belief that to many persons it will be grati- 
fying to have old friends and fellow-townsmen thus brought to their 
recollection. Though some of them removed from town before 
most of the persons now living here were born, we cannot think 
that their nkmes will be read with entire indifference ; for they once 
had their home here, and many of them strove with their fellOw- 
townsmen to promote the common welfare. A large portion of 
them are no longer alive; but their children, in many instances, 
survive, and have doubtless heard from the lips of their parents 
some account of their temporary sojourn in Dublin. Though they 
never saw our hills and valleys, nor the faces of those who now 
dwell here, yet they cannot but feel some interest in the town from 
which their fathers and mothers emigrated. The list is a long one ; 
and it shows that, though the town has not increased in population 
of late years, yet Dublin has furnished a large number of persons 
for the settlement of new states, and for the cities and manufac- 
turing villages of New England. 

With regard to the spelling of names, there will not be found a 
uniformity in all parts of the book. The records and papers used 
as sources of information exhibited no little variety in this respect. 
The same name was, in many cases, variously spelled ; and our 
copy was often conformed to the original documents. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 

Address by Charles Mason . 3 
Proceedings of Centennial 

Celebration 49 

History of Dublin, Situa- 
tion, &c 117 

Dublin under the Masonian 

Proprietors 124 

Names of Proprietors . . . 128 

Incorporation of Dublin . . 139 

Invoice of 1771 142 

Warnings out of Town . . 144 
Revolutionary War . . . 148 
Eccleslastical History . . 152 
Second Congregational So- 
ciety . . .■ 182 

The Baptist Church . . . 190 

Sacred Music, &c 196 

New Meeting Houses . . . 201 
Population at different Pe- 
riods 208 

Census of the United States 209 
Summary of Census .... 220 
Political and Municipal His- 
tory 222 

Town Officers 229 

Votes for Chief Magistrate 235 

Valuation, Taxes .... 237 



PAGE. 

Surplus Revenue .... 242 

Pauperism 242 

School AND Ministerial Funds 243 

Post Office, Mail Stage . . 245 

Schools and School-houses . 246 

View of School-house No. 1 252 

Inspection of Schools , . . 254 

School Committee .... 255 

Appleton Fund 259 

Libraries 261 

Graduates of Colleges . . 264 

Physicians 264 

Sickness, Mortality . . . 265 

Temperance Reformation. . 268 

Altemont Lodge 270 

Merchants or Traders . . 271 

Mechanics 272 

Manufactures, &c 273 

Military Affairs .... 277 

Hardships of Early Settlers 279 

Anecdotes 281 

Fatal Casualties 286 

Justices of the Peace . . . 287 

Miscellaneous Items . . . 288 

Occupants of Lots .... 291 

Register op Families . . . 309 

Emigrants 424 



LOCATION OF ENGRAVINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS. 



Map. 

De. Twitchell .... facing titlepage. 

Charles Mason 3 

JoNATH-iN K. Smith 54 

Dr. Ebenezer Morse 61 

Samuel Appleton 88 

Daniel Elliot 105 

Rev. E. Sprague 162 

Ret. L. W. Leonard 180 

Solomon Piper 199 

Old Church on the Hill . . . 205 

New Conqeegational Church . . 207 

RuFUS Piper 23.3 



Isaac Appleton 313 

Aaron Appleton 314 

John Bixby 318 

John Crombie, Jun 326 

A. H. FisK 336 

WiLLLAM Greenwood 344 

Ebenezer Greenwood 346 

James Hatward 352 

Moses Marshall 362 

Thaddeus p. Mason 366 

Cyrus Piper 383 

John Piper 384 

Charles Whittemore 412 



ADDRESS 

BY CHARLES MASON. 




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ADDRESS 



Whether a particular settlement were made within the 
limits of this town or of that, or when made, or by whom, 
are questions which, in themselves, may be of little moment. 
But from our habits of viewing things, and from the relation 
in wliich we stand to them, matters of this kind sometimes 
assume a grave significance, and become invested with a 
peculiar interest. "We are accustomed, for some purposes, 
to consider a given portion of territory, or period of time, as 
detached from the rest, and possessed in itself of the attri- 
butes of unity and completeness. Thus, we are used to look 
upon our native town as a separate domain, having a history 
of its own, constituting a distinct chapter, — a chapter, too, 
of deep and absorbing interest to us, however obscure and 
unimportant the place it may hold in the annals of the world 
at large. In the same way, we attach a like idea to a speci- 
fied measure of duration, — to a year or a century ; which, 
when we have once fixed the beginning and the end, wears 
a seeming of entirety, — becomes something that we can con- 
template as one ; as though it were a piece clipped from the 
web of time, and submitted, as an isolated, tangible reality, 
to our deliberate inspection. 

We are assembled today upon the Hundredth Anniversary 
of the settlement of this town. We stand upon the confines 
of two mighty conventional tracts of time, — uj)on that nai'- 



4fc CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

row belt, the living present, which divides the dead, receding 
past, from the new-born, advancing century. We are the 
remnant, shattered and scanty, of the generations which the 
first centenary of its inhabited existence has gathered within 
the borders of our town, — the balance, which, in the final 
closing up of its own affairs, it now transfers to the account 
of its successor. 

It is fitting in us to commemorate an event which natu- 
rally carries back our thoughts to the time when the history 
of the town, as the abode of civilized man, takes its date ; 
when the first hardy adventurer dared to brave the toils and 
hardships and privations of a wilderness-life, and the sounds 
of human labor were, for the first time, heard in the depths 
of the primeval forest, where before silence reigned, and 
nature slept, undisturbed save by the voice of the thunder, 
the roar of winds, and the wild beasts' howl. And it well 
becomes us to trace and contemplate the course of events, as, 
from that primal day, tlu'ough the long progress of a hundred 
years, it has swept adown the stream of time. 

In performing the duty which, by the kindness of the 
committee, has been assigned to me, I shall endeavor to 
bring to view such incidents in our local history as seem to 
be of most interest and importance. There are no extraor- 
dinary events to be recounted. Nothing of a very remark- 
able character has ever taken place in the town. With the 
exception of a single individual (Dr. Amos Twitchell), who 
attained to eminence in his profession as a surgeon, it has 
produced no men particularly distinguished for talents or 
learning or enterprise, or any other of the qualities or pos- 
sessions which go to make up vulgar greatness. 

Neither would we regard it as an especial calamity, that 
we have in our history so little that is allied to fame. It is 
but the common lot of humanity. As it is of familiar, every- 
day incidents, mainly, that the texture of life is woven ; so, of 
the grand aggregate of human existence, by far the greater, 
and, in that view, the more important part, is lived and suf- 
fered and enjoyed by humble mediocrity. 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 5 

We claim, then, for ourselves but to be mere common 
liuman people ; and as such, we are here today. We are 
assembled as townsmen, kindred, friends, for our own proper 
satisfaction and purposes. Dealing with common, homely 
materials, I shall pretend to nothing beyond treating them 
in corresponding style. I shall undertake neither to philo- 
sophize upon facts, nor to expatiate upon fancies. 

The tract of land, constituting the town of Dublin, was 
originally granted, by the proprietors of land purchased of 
John Tufton Mason, to Matthew Thornton and thirty -nine 
others named in the grant. These forty grantees resided in 
different towns, mostly in the middle and eastern parts of 
.New Hampsliire. None of them, it is presumed, ever be- 
came settlers in the township. The deed of grant, which 
bears date, November S, 1749, was given by Col. Joseph 
Blanchard, of Dunstable, pursuant, as the recital states, to 
the power vested in him by the proprietors, by a vote passed 
at a meeting held at Portsmouth, in June preceding. Tliis 
grant, embracing a territory of thirty-five square miles, — 
being seven miles in length and five in breadth, — was made 
upon certain conditions, of which the most important were 
the following : — 

The whole tract of land was to be divided into seventy- 
one equal shares, each share to contain three lots, equitably 
coupled together, and to be drawn for, at Dunstable, on or 
before the first day of July, 1750. 

Three shares were to be appropriated, free of all charge, 
" one for the first settled minister in the town, one for the 
support of the ministry, and one for the school there, for 
ever ; " and one lot of each of these three shares was to be 
first laid out, near the middle of the town, in the most con- 
venient place, and lots coupled to them, so as not to be 
drawn for. 

The lots were to be laid out at the expense of the grantees, 
and within four years from the date of the grant, forty of the 
shares, or rights, as they were called, were to be entered upon, 



6 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

and three acres of land, at the least, cleared, inclosed and 
fitted np for mowmg or tillage ; and, within six months then 
next, there was to be, on each of these forty settling shares, 
a house built, the room sixteen feet square, at the least, fitted 
and fui-nished for comfortable dwelling, and some person 
resident in it, and to continue inhabitancy there for three 
years, with the additional improvement of two acres a year 
for each settler. 

A good, convenient meeting-house was to be built, as near 
the centre of the town as might be with convenience, within 
six years from the date of the grant, and ten acres reserved 
there for public use. 

All white-pine trees, fit for masting his majesty's royal 
navy, were granted to him and his heirs and successors for 
ever. 

There was a proviso, that, in case of any Indian war hap- 
pening within any of the terms and limitations for doing 
the duty conditioned in the grant, the same time should be 
allowed for the respective matters after such impediment 
should be removed. 

The township was accordingly divided into lots, making 
ten ranges running through it from east to west, with twenty- 
two lots in each range, or two hundred and twenty lots in 
all. The lots varied considerably, especially in length. They 
were drawn for on the first Tuesday of June, 1750. The 
seventy-one shares, of three lots each, would, of course, leave 
seven lots undrawn. Some of these, though not all, were 
upon the Monadnock. 

The terms of settlement and the like, imposed by the grant, 
cannot have been complied with, to the extent specified, till 
certainly more than ten years later than the times prescribed. 
Whether the grantors dispensed with the conditions as to 
time, on the score of Indian wars apprehended, or for any 
other cause tacitly waived those conditions, or whether they 
granted an extension of the times, does not appear. 

Of the first settlement of the town, but little is known with 
accuracy or certainty. The first settler was "William Thornton, 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 7 

who established himself where Mr. Isaac Appleton now lives, 
probably in the year 1752. His daughter, Molly Thornton, 
it is said, was the first child born in the township. He 
remained but a few years, — it is not known how long, — 
when he abandoned his settlement, it is supposed through 
fear of the Indians, and never returned. He was a brother 
of Matthew Thornton, who was the first named, as he was 
by far the most distinguished, of the proprietors of the town- 
ship, and was much the largest landowner in it ; having, at 
one time, it would appear, twenty-eight shares, or eighty-four 
lots. Matthew Thornton was born in Ireland. He was a 
physician, and settled first at Londonderry, but afterwards 
resided in Merrimack. He was a colonel of militia, a delegate 
to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration 
of Independence. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court 
of New Hampshire, and was, in short, one of the leading 
men of the State. 

The settlers who next came into the township were Scotch- 
Irish, as they were called, being the descendants of Scotch 
people who had settled in the north of Ireland, whence they 
came to this country, and established themselves at London- 
derry and elsewhere, and, at a later date, settled in Peter- 
borough and numerous other towns. As early as 1760, or 
thereabouts, there were in the town, of this description of 
persons, John Alexander ; William McNee ; Alexander Scott, 
and William Scott, his son ; James Taggart, and his son, 
William Taggart ; and perhaps others. They came mostly 
from Peterborough. Henry Strongman came at a later day. 
With the exception of him, none of this class of settlers 
became permanent inhabitants of the township. They left 
probably at different times, but all prior to the year 1771, as 
none of them are found upon the tax-list of that year. Most 
or all of them returned to Peterborough. This WiUiam 
Scott is the same Captain William Scott, of Peterborough, 
who, in his youth, served in the French War, and who 
signalized himself by gallant achievements during the war 
of the Revolution, and by no less heroic deeds in scenes of 



8 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

danger afterwards. He is said to have settled, when in 
Dublin, on the lot where Mr. John Gleason now lives. 

As early as 1762, several of the settlers from Sherborn, 
Mass., were in the township, and worked upon the roads. 
Probably none of them established themselves here that year. 
During the next two years, several became permanent inhab- 
itants. Among the earliest settlers were Thomas Morse, 
Levi Partridge, William Greenwood, Samuel Twitchell, 
Joseph Twitchell, Jr., Ivory Perry, Benjamin Mason, Moses 
Adams, Silas Stone and Eli Morse. 

Of the first settlers, Captain Thomas Morse appears to 
have been the leading man. He was doubtless the oldest 
person in the settlement, being sixty -three or sixty-four years 
of age when he came to reside here. He was a man of 
stability and force of character, and, it is said, of remarkable 
shrewdness. Withal, he was ardently attached to the cause 
of liberty. He was the first captain of the earliest military 
company in the town. His commission bore date June 2, 
1774. 

It would seem that a road was opened through the town- 
ship as early certainly as 1762, as in the record of a meeting 
of the proprietors, held in November of that year, '^the 
main road through the town" is spoken of; and a committee 
was, at that same meeting, appointed to lay out from it a road 
" from near the centre to the south part of the town, and 
another from the centre to the north-west part of the town, 
where the settlers are beginning," with authority to " employ 
proper help to open and clear the same, so that it be feasible 
travelling." The sum of ten pounds, old tenor, was assessed 
upon each right (of which there were fifty), in the township, 
liable to the payment of taxes, to be expended upon the 
roads. As may well be imagined, the roads in those times 
were of the most rude and primitive description ; being, in 
fact, little more than openings cut through the dense, con- 
tinuous woods, with some shght demonstration towards a 
partial removal of the rocks, logs and stumps, and levelling 
of the grosser inequalities of the surface. 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 9 

At a meeting of the proprietors, held Feb. 14, 1764, a 
committee was chosen " to agree with some person to build 
a bridge over the Mill Brook (so called), the east side of the 
town, and also a bridge over the Half-way Brook, by Thomas 
Morse's, by letting out the same to be done by the great ; 
and, if that cannot be 'done, to employ suitable persons by 
the day, and bring in their accounts." 

The two meetings of the proprietors already mentioned 
were held at Dunstable. In September, 1764, their first 
meeting in the township was held at the house of WilHam 
Greenwood. Eli Morse was chosen proprietors' clerk ; and 
he continued to hold the office ever after, and left a record, 
which is still preserved, of the doings at their meetings. At 
this first meeting, it was voted, that six hundred pounds, old 
tenor, be raised upon the rights subject to taxation ; four 
hundred pounds to be laid out on the main road and bridges, 
and the remainder "to be given for the encouragement of 
the person who shall erect a saw-mill in the town." It is 
presumed that Eli Morse built the first saw-mill in the town, 
and received this encouragement money. 

In May, 1766, one dollar on each right, making fifty 
dollars, was voted "for encouragement to Eli Morse for 
building a grist-mill on the stream near his house, provided 
he shall get it completed in a year and a half from this time." 
It is likely that he complied with the condition, and that his 
grist-mill was the earliest erected in the township. Samuel 
Twitchell's mill is mentioned in the record of the meeting 
of Dec. 22, 1768. At this time, a road was granted from 
Moses Adams's to William Beal's, in the north-west part of 
the town, and from that road to No. 6 (Packersfield) line ; 
also a road from that near Samuel Twitchell's to Middle- 
town (Jaffi-ey) line. These roads doubtless opened the first 
communication with the towns adjoining on the north and 
south. 

The first meeting-house was built by the proprietors, by 
taxes assessed upon their shares. At their first meeting held 
in the township, in September, 1764, they fixed the place 
2 



10 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

where the meeting-house should stand, "by marking a, tree, 
and cutting down several small trees, near the east line of 
the eleventh lot in the sixth range, where the land is to 
be set off for the purpose, as also for a burying-place and 
training-field." Th'e spot thus selected, and on which the 
meeting-house was eventually built, is upon the high ground, 
across the old road, northerly, from the burying-ground. 
Nothing appears to have been done about the matter the next 
year, and nothing the year succeeding, beyond choosing a 
committee to measure off the ten acres, and put up bounds. 

A meeting of the proprietors in May, 1767, is stated to 
have been " warned by Reuben Kidder, Esq., a justice of the 
peace, according to law." He lived in New Ipswich, and 
attended and presided at the meeting, at an expense to the 
proprietors of eight shillings, as appears by his receipt. 
Probably the importance of the business to be transacted 
induced them to take this precaution, in order to prevent all 
chance for calling in question the validity of their doings. 
At this meeting, they voted to build a meeting-house " fifty 
feet long, thirty-eight feet wide, and proportionable as to the 
height ; " and chose Moses Adams, Henry Strongman, and 
William Greenwood, a committee " to take care to effect the 
work." They also voted to raise four dollars by tax on each 
right, to build the meeting-house. 

They were not precipitate in entering upon the work, 
however, it would seem ; since at their next meeting, which 
was in December, 1768, more than a year and a half after- 
wards, they tried a vote to see if the proprietors would 
reconsider their former vote relating to the dimensions of the 
meeting-house. But they refused to reconsider, and voted 
to build the house of the fojmer dimensions ; and also raised 
three dollars more on each share towards building it. 

In February, 1771, they granted five dollars on each right, 
to carry on the building of the meeting-house. These thi-ee 
assessments, amounting to twelve dollars on a share, or six 
hundred dollars in the whole, are all the money ever raised 
by the proprietors for the purpose. From a memorandum. 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 11 

headed "An AccoLint of what hath been done toward 
Building the Meeting-house/' and bearing date Dec. 12^ 
1772, it appears, that, of the amount then expended (about 
<£ 1,250, old tenor), above one half was paid to "William 
Greenwood, who was a carpenter, and had the charge of 
building the house. He was paid in sums varying from ten 
shillings to fifteen pounds twelve shillings, lawful money, at 
sundry dates between October, 1769, and October, 1773, as 
his receipts show, which, to the number of twenty-four, are 
found among the papers of Eli Morse. 

"When the meeting-house was so far finished as to be 
occupied, does not appear. It seems probable, however, that 
it took at least two years to bring it to that stage. The first 
town-meeting held in it was Sept. 10, 1771. It was used 
for public worship the ensuing winter. 

From 1763, the population of the township increased with 
considerable rapidity. New settlers came in from various 
places, — Sherborn, Natick, Medfield, HoUiston, Framing- 
ham, Temple, Amherst and elsewhere. Of the earlier 
settlers, by far the greater number came from Sherborn. 
There is no_ means of ascertaining what was the population 
of the town at any date prior to 1775, when it was three 
hundred and jive. A census of New Hampshire was taken 
in 1767, by the selectmen of each town and place ; but there 
is no return from this township. There was probably no 
formal organization existing at that time, and consequently 
no ofiicers to take the census. 

A political organization of the inhabitants was efiected in 
1768, as appears by a record among the old papers of the 
town, which recites, that, " at a meeting of the inhabitants 
of Monadnock No. 3, by order of the General Court," held 
Nov. 16, 1768, John Goffe, Esq., moderator, the following 
ofiicers were chosen : Moses Adams, Eli Morse, John Muz- 
zey, assessors ; Joseph Greenwood, clerk ; Henry Strongman, 
collector ; Moses Adams, commissioner of assessment. Ap- 
pended, of the same date, is a certificate of the Justice that 
the above officers were legally chosen, according to an act 



12 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

of the General Court, and were sworn to the faithful dis- 
charge of their respective offices. This John Goife is pre- 
sumed to have been Colonel John Goffe, of Bedford. The 
organization thus established was preserved ; and like officers 
were chosen, annually, in March, till the town was incor- 
porated. 

The incorporation of the town took place in March, 1771. 
The petition for the purpose, to the Governor of the Pro- 
vince, appears to have been signed by Josiah Willard, Jr., as 
" the agent for and in behalf of the inhabitants and settlers." 
It sets forth, as the main ground of the application, that Dub- 
lin is rated among the towns and parishes in the Province for 
the Province-tax, and that the place " is not legally qualified 
to raise and collect said taxes, whereby they may be construed 
delinquents if the same should be omitted." The petitioner 
also begs leave to suggest to his Excellency, " that the said 
Dublin is presumed to be sufficiently inhabited and conve- 
nient for incorporation." The petition was dated March 
25th, and a charter was forthwith granted, bearing date the 
29th of the same month. 

For his services in this behalf, Mr. Willard received from 
the town thirty-two dollars, as appears by his receipt, dated 
Keene, Oct. 10, 1771. To meet this expenditure, the town, 
at the second town-meeting, held May 29, 1771, made a 
specific appropriation ; though it seems they had not got 
their ideas up fully to the exigency of the case, as the sum 
they appropriated was less by two dollars and a half than 
the amount of the bill. Besides the money paid him by the 
town, he received, as is shown by his receipt, seven shilhngs 
and sixpence, "in full satisfaction for services done the pro- 
prietors of Dublin in obtaining a charter." 

The charter thus granted was, doubtless, substantially the 
same as was usually granted to towns, in those times. It 
issues in the name of *^ George the Third, by the grace of 
God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender 
of the Faith, and so forth." It contains a reservation of all 
white-pine trees upon the land " fit for the use of our Royal 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 13 

Navy." This reservation of pine sliip-timber was in pur- 
suance of Acts of Parliament relating to tlie preservation of 
his Majesty's woods in America. We do not, however, learn 
that any requisition for the article was ever made upon the 
township, either prior or subsequent to the act of incorpora- 
tion. 

The town was incorporated by the name of Dublin. In 
the petition for incorporation, it is described as the tract of 
land " commonly called and known by the name of Dublin 
(or Monadnock No. 3)." When or how long it had been 
commonly known by the name of Dublin, does not appear. 
Up to that time, the name does not occur, so far as I have 
seen, in any of the papers of the proprietors, or of the town- 
ship. It is commonly understood that the town was named 
from Dublin, Ireland. Why it should have been is not 
obvious, as it is pretty manifest that, before the incorporation 
of the town, all the Scotch-Irish who had ever been resident 
in it had removed, with the exception of one, — Henry 
Strongman. But he, it is said, was born in Dublin ; and 
that circumstance may have settled the point. At all events, 
it is just as hard to tell why it should not have been so 
named, since it must necessarily have some name, and it 
might as well be called Dublin as any thing else. 

In the deed of grant from the proprietors, the township 
was described as " North Monadnock, or Number Thi-ee," 
the names being in the alternative. In the papers of the 
original proprietors' clerk, Joseph Blanchard, Jr., and others 
emanating from non-residents, it is styled, pretty uniformly, 
"The North Monadnock Township." By the residents, 
it appears to have been called, commonly, " Monadnock 
No. 3." Sometimes the two designations were run together, 
making it "North Monadnock Number 3." 

To understand why either the " North " or the " Number " 
should have been applied, it is to be borne in mind, that 
" Monadnock " was a name of pretty extensive use in these 
regions. Thus, Rindge, otherwise called Rowley Canada, 
was Monadnock No. 1 ; Jaffrey, called Middle Monadnock, 



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or sometimes Middletown, was Monadnock No, 2 ; Dublin, 
or North Monadnock, was Monadnock No. 3 ; Fitzwilliam, 
Monadnock No. 4 ; Marlborougk, called originally New 
Marlborough, was Monadnock No. 5; Nelson, formerly 
Packersfield, was Monadnock No. 6 ; Stoddard, which was 
Limerick, was, it is presumed, Monadnock No. 7 ; and 
Washington, formerly Camden, was Monadnock No. 8. 

The meeting for the organization of the town, under the 
charter, was called, as provided in the instrument, by Thomas 
Morse, and was held May 6, 1771. Mr. Morse was mode- 
rator. The first board of selectmen, then chosen, were 
Thomas Morse, Henry Strongman, and Benjamin Mason. 
Joseph Greenwood was chosen town-clerk. 

Mr. Greenwood, for twenty years or more next after this 
time, was by far the most prominent business-man in the 
town. He was town-clerk in 1771, and from 1776 for 
seventeen years successively, during wliich time he was also 
selectman ten years, and town-treasurer some part of the 
time. He represented Dublin in the Convention of Delegates 
which met at Exeter, May 17, 1775. He was likewise a 
noted schoolmaster. Furthermore, he was the first justice of 
the peace in the town. For some years, they had been 
obliged to send for a justice of the peace from a distance, 
when one was required. In the treasurer's account, settled 
in 1776, is found an item, " Paid Esq. Hale, for swearing 
town-officers, two years, twelve shillings." Precisely when 
Mr. Greenwood was appointed, does not appear ; but it was 
before May, 1777. He and Samuel Twitchell and Reuben 
Morse, were, I conclude, the only justices of the peace in 
the town, until several years after the commencement of 
this century. He appears to have been a capable man, and 
to have done his business usually in a very correct and schol- 
arly manner. 

The subject of raising money to hire preacliing was seve- 
ral times brought before the meetings of the proprietors ; 
but it does not appear that the proprietors, as such, ever 
raised and applied any money for that purpose. Whatever 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 15 

preaching the settlers had, and it must have been very little, 
before the town was incorporated, was paid for, if at all, by 
individuals. It is said the first sermon preached in the 
township was at the house of Eli Morse, in the autumn of 
1T67, by the Rev. Samuel Locke, of Sherborn, afterwards 
President of Harvard College. 

At the second town-meeting, held May 29, 1771, the 
town granted fifteen pounds for preacliing. The money 
appears to have been expended in the course of the summer ; 
as, in September of the same year, they voted to have a 
month's preaching that fall, and granted nine pounds for the 
purpose. 

On the 17th of October, 1771, the town made choice of 
Mr. Joseph Farrar for their gospel minister. He was a 
native of Lincoln, Mass., and graduated at Harvard Col- 
lege in 1767. They voted to give him, as a settlement, 
thirteen pounds six shillings and eightpence, in addition to 
the right of land (three lots) to which, as the first settled 
minister, he would be entitled under the original grant, and 
to clear twenty acres of land in one of the lots. The 
salary was to be "forty pounds ($133.33) the first year, 
and to rise two pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence a 
year, till it gets to fifty-three pounds six shillings and eight- 
pence, so to continue." In January, 1772, the town voted 
some prospective increase in the salary, which, however, as 
the case resulted, never became of any practical conse- 
quence. 

Mr. Farrar seems to have experienced considerable diffi- 
culty in deciding the momentous question. But on the 3d 
of February, in a letter setting forth, at length, his endeavors, 
through reflection, prayer, and taking the advice of the rev- 
erend fathers, to come to a right determination, he expressed 
his acceptance of the office. 

As the laws then were, the freeholders of each town, con- 
vened in public town-meeting, had the right to agree with a 
minister for the town, and determine what annual salary 
should be allowed to him, and such minister was to be 



16 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

accounted the settled minister of the town ; and the select- 
men were to make rates and assessments nj^on the inhabitants 
of the town for the payment of his salary, in the same man- 
ner as for defraying other town-charges. Only such as were 
conscientiously of a different persuasion, and constantly at- 
tended the public worship of God on the Lord's day accord- 
ing to their own persuasion, were entitled to be excused 
from paying towards the support of the ministry of the 
town. 

In this case, the arrangement was made, substantially, 
through the ordinary town-meetings. But before the ordi- 
nation took place, a meeting of the freeholders was held, at 
which it was voted to concur with what the voters had done 
with regard to giving Mr. Farrar a call to settle as their gos- 
pel minister. The ordination was on the 10th of June, 1772. 
A church was formed at the same time. 

The connection between Mr. Farrar and his charge was 
not of long continuance. In September, 1775, we find a 
town-meeting, called, upon three days' notice only, by the 
town-clerk, "by order of the selectmen," as the warrant 
states, " to consider the unhappy difficulty subsisting betwixt 
Mr. Farrar and his people, and to agree upon some proper 
means to settle the same." A committee was sent by the 
meeting to desire Mr. Farrar to come into the meeting-house, 
to see if he would join in calling a fast. It is not stated 
whether or not he came. The meeting voted to send for five 
ministers named, to come on the first Tuesday of October, 
and join with them in keeping a day of fasting and prayer, 
and also to give them advice concerning the difficulty in ques- 
tion. It does not appear whether such a fast was held. But, 
on the 26th of October, the town voted " to dismiss Mr. 
Farrar, upon his request for a dismissal, provided he don't 
settle the difficulty between him and the town, before the 
town meet again on adjournment." 

These difficulties, growing out of a disordered state of his 
mind, amounting to partial insanity, led to the calling, by 
the concurrence of the church and the town, of a council. 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 17 

which assembled December 6, 1775 ; and its result was de- 
clared on the next day, and accepted by the parties. In this 
result, the council state it as their opinion, " that, in the 
instances complained of,* the Rev. Mr. Farrar has given the 
church real cause of uneasiness, but that it has proceeded 
from bodily diseases, which have greatly affected his mind, 
and not from any moral cause." At the end of six months, 
during which time it is supposed his pastoral duties were 
suspended, the difficulties still existing, he was, upon his 
own request, in pursuance of the result of the council, on 
the 7th of June, 1776, dismissed fi-om his pastoral relation, 
by both the church and the town. 

At a town-meeting, held on the same day on which Mr. 
Farrar was dismissed, the selectmen were instructed to hire 
preaching six months, and to procure three preachers, if they 
could find them. It appears from receipts existing, that 
they had several preachers ; but they made no choice of a 
minister till August, 1777, when they voted to settle Mr. 
Edward Sprague, at a salary of sixty pounds ($200) a year. 
They voted also to give liim, as a settlement, ten pounds a 
year, until it should make one hundred pounds, — provided 
he should continue to be their gospel minister for the term 
of ten years, — and to furnish him thirty cords of fire-wood, 
annually. By a subsequent arrangement, the hundred pounds 
settlement-money was commuted, by his taking a lot of land 
(No. 22 in the 5th range), — he acknowledging payment of it 
in that way, and giving up all claim to the ministry lands of 
the town. 

Mr. Sprague accepted the call upon the terms stated ; and, 
on the 12th of November, 1777, his ordination took place. 
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Samuel Langdon, 
D. D., President of Harvard College, and was published. 

Of the part which the inhabitants of this town took in the 
Revolutionary War, there is no very accurate knowledge, — 
though there seems to be no doubt that they cooperated 
heartily and unanimously in the movement for indepen- 
dence. 



18 ■ CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

In March, 1775, the town chose a committee of inspec- 
tion, who were to see that the Resolves of the Continental 
Congress be enforced. The only notice I have found of their 
doings is contained in a paper, which, as it is rather a curi- 
osity in its way, I transcribe. In form, it appears like a regu- 
lar legal adjudication upon a matter which would seem to be 
of private right. It runs as follows : — 

" Dublin, July 25, 1775. — Whereas the Committee of 
Inspection in this town have this day met to consider of the 
complaint made by Ebenezer Hill against Willard Hunt, 
wherein said Hill complains that said Hunt hath in an unjust 
manner seized his property in taking possession of some hay 
which he had on a meadow belonging to Samuel Ames, Jr. ; 
and it appears to us by evidence that the hay is Hill's pro- 
perty, and that Hunt hath seized on it in an unjust and vio- 
lent manner : 

" Therefore, voted that said Hunt immediately desist and 
let said Hill enjoy his property, or he shall be treated as a 
disorderly person and an enemy to the peace and good order 
of society. 

" Voted that the above pass as a resolve of this committee. 
Ben J A. Mason, Chairman." 

If the facts were proved, the judgment was certainly a 
righteous one, and very moderate and forbearing towards the 
delinquent. 

In March, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a Ee- 
solve, recommending to the several assemblies, conventions 
and councils, or committees of safety, of the United Colonies, 
immediately to cause all persons to be disarmed within their 
respective Colonies, who were notoriously disaffected to the 
cause of America, or who refused to associate to defend, by 
arms, the Colonies against the hostile attempts of Great 
Britain. A copy of this Resolution was transmitted to the 
selectmen of the several towns, by the Committee of Safety 
for the Colony of New Hampshire, with a circular from 
them, bearing date April 12, 1776, of the following tenor : 
" In order to carry the underwritten Resolve of the honor- 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 19 

able Continental Congress into execution, you are requested 
to desire all males above twenty-one years of age (lunatics, 
idiots and Negroes excepted), to sign the Declaration on this 
paper ; and, when so done, to make return thereof, together 
with the name or names of all who shall refuse to sign the 
same, to the General Assembly, or Committee of Safety of 
this Colony. — M, Weare, Chairman." 

The declaration referred to was as follows : " In conse- 
quence of the above Resolution of the Continental Congress, 
and to show our determination in joining our American 
brethren in defending the lives, liberties, and properties of 
the inhabitants of the United Colonies : 

"We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and 
promise, that we will, to the utmost of our power, at the risk 
of our lives and fortunes, with arms, oppose the hostile pro- 
ceedings of the British fleets and armies against the united 
American Colonies." 

The retiu'n from Dublin, which is not dated, but wliich, 
was made probably in May or June, 1776, has appended to 
the list of names this certificate : " In compliance with your 
request, we have desired all the males in our town, above 
twenty-one years of age, to sign to the declaration on this 
paper, which they all did without any dispute. - — Test : 
Joseph Greenwood, Simeon Bullard, John Muzzey, Se- 
lectmen of Dublin." 

The list of signers contains fifty-seven names, — which 
may, therefore, be taken to have been the entire male popu- 
lation of the town, above the age of twenty-one years, at 
that time, excepting those, of whom there were doubtless 
some, that were absent in the military service or otherwise. 
The unanimity with which the declaration was subscribed 
may be taken as some evidence of the spirit which animated 
the people of the town. The circumstances, it must be con- 
fessed, were not the best adapted to insure an entirely free 
and independent expression of opinion ; and it may perhaps 
be doubted whether, in the actual state of the case, it re- 
quired more moral courage to sign the paper than to refuse 



20 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

SO to do. There is no reason, however, to suppose that the 
people of Dublin were not unitedly, and of their own free 
will, ardently attached to the cause of liberty. 

How many and who actually served in the war, and when, 
where, and how long, it is impossible to ascertain with any 
great precision. Dublin had four men, at least, at Bunker 
Hill, namely : Jonathan Morse, Richard Gilchrist, Thomas 
Green and John Swan. The last named of these, it is said 
by Mr. Dunbar, in his history of Peterborough, w^as on 
duty, but not in the battle. Mr. Gilclirist probably saved 
the life of his friend Green, who was severely wounded, 
bearing him off u'pon his back, in a fainting and almost 
expiring state, from the field of battle, to Medford. Mr. 
Dunbar puts down Gilchrist, Green and Swan, as belonging 
to Peterborough. But they were all three taxed for a poll- 
tax, in Dublin, in 1775, and must, therefore, have resided 
here on the first of April, of that year, Mr. Gilchrist, it is 
•presumed, never lived in Peterborough. 

John Swan appears to have been a very patriotic indivi- 
dual. I have come across a scrap of paper, without direction, 
date or signature, which reads as follows : " Whereas Mr. 
John Swan hath a desire to serve his country in the Conti- 
nental Army, we, the Committee of Safety in Dublin, can 
recommend him to be a true friend to the cause of American 
liberty ; and, if your honors shall see cause to give him any 
command in said army, we hope he will be of service to the 
public." In after times he is dignified with the title of 
Lieutenant Swan. In what service he obtained the distinc- 
tion, I do not know. It seems that he died soon after 1780. 
A parcel of bills against his estate may be found among the 
old papers of the town, which appear to have been presented 
before some tribunal for allowance. They exhibit some 
curious particulars. One document reads thus : " Dublin, 
July the 10, 1783. This may certify that it is our judg- 
ment that Mr. Barnabas Wood must have six pounds twelve 
shillings, as a reward for his ox, out of the estate of John 
Swan. — Moses Adams, Benjamin Learned." 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 21 

A bill to Robert Blood is made up of sundry bowls of West 
India toddy^ mugs of flip, and other 'kindred spirits, with an 
occasional intermixture of victuals, lodging and horse keep- 
ing. It would seem, however, that he did not spend his 
money upon these vanities, as the bill had been standing so 
long that it was charged with eight years' interest. 

Jonathan Morse must have been out during the greater 
part of the war. The author of the " Memorial of the 
Morses " represents him to have been in the battles of 
Bunker Hill, Bennington, Ticonderoga and Monmouth, and 
to have signalized himself by deeds of daring and acts of 
magnanimity, some of which he recounts, and concludes 
with saying, " In short, Jonathan was so humane and honest, 
so rough and ready, that, had he lived to this time, he might 
have been President of the United States." 

Thomas Hardy was in the service for some time. There 
is a note given to him by the selectmen, on behalf of the 
town, dated April 17, 1778, for sixty pounds, payable within 
ten months, — and one of like amount, date and tenor, 
to Jonathan Morse. 

In April, 1777, the town voted " to give one hundred 
dollars to each man sent for to this town to join the three 
battalions now raising in this State." 

In August of the same year, they made a contribution of 
" material aid " to the cause, which, though not of great 
magnitude, was of a kind to make some noise in the camp. 
The receipt shows what it was. " Dublin, August 3, 1777. 
Received of the Committe of this town, two tin kittles, for 
the yuse of Genral Starks Briggade, Prised 14 shillings. 
Received by me, — Samson Powers." 

At the March meeting, in 1779, a committee was chosen to 
hire three soldiers for the Continental Battalions, during the 
war. The soldiers were not forthcoming, it would seem. In 
February, 1781, a committee was chosen to hire the to^vn's 
quota of men, to serve in the Continental Army for three 
years, or during the war, and empowered to engage, on 
behalf the town, for payment of their hire. 



»:« CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

The three soldiers appear to have been found, eventually. 
One was Jonathan Morse. One was John Stone. The terms 
on which the latter was hired appear, in part, from a receipt 
given by him to the committee. It is dated March 19, 1781, 
and sets forth that whereas he had received from the com- 
mittee three notes (the amount of them is not stated), for 
which he was to serve three years in the Continental Army, 
unless sooner discharged, he promises that, if he does not 
serve above six months, he will have the contents of but one 
note ; if not above eighteen months, the contents of but 
two notes ; and if he is gone two years, he will have but two 
notes. Mr. Stone probably died in the war or soon after its 
close, as in December, 1788, the town passed a vote, " that 
the selectmen make such consideration to the widow Stone 
as they may think reasonable, on account of the advantage 
the town had of the depreciation of her late husband's 
wages ; " — a very proper and honorable vote, certainly. 

The other soldier I presume to have been Hart Balch, — 
as I find that in November, 1787, the town voted him five 
dollars, for the damage he had sustained by not having the 
land cleared according to bargain, which the town was to 
clear for him, for his service done in the army. There is 
also a receipt of his, dated April 26, 1784, acknowledging 
the receipt from the town, of keeping for a cow, fire-wood 
and house-room, for one year. 

It was a part of the arrangement, that the soldiers' work 
upon their land, and the like, should be carried on, in their 
absence, by the town. In April, 1781, a committee was 
chosen, to appraise the labor to be done for the soldiers for 
the year, and to divide the town into classes, " so that each 
man may know what he is to do, and where to do it," — a 
very practical, common-sense reason. The same course was 
pursued in subsequent years. In 1783, the town voted to 
receive rye, at five shillings a bushel, for paying the soldiers' 
hire. Rye, by the way, was common currency, in those 
days. Not only did private individuals make their contracts 
payable in that article, but the town-treasurer frequently 



' CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 23 

gave and received; on belialf of the town, notes and obliga- 
tions payable in the same way. 

To provide the means of supporting its soldiers in the 
army, it became necessary for the State to levy taxes upon 
the towns. Sometimes the taxation was in the nature of 
raising a stated amount of specific articles, instead of money. 
Thus, they had a " beef-tax ; " and in August, 1781, an act 
was passed for supplying the Continental Army with ten 
thousand gallons of West India rum, — of which the share 
assessed upon Dublin was forty-six and a half gallons. Any 
town neglecting seasonably to furnish its proportion, was to 
forfeit " one Spanish milled dollar or other silver or gold 
equivalent, for each gallon in arrears." Instead of the West 
India, "good New England rum, in the proportion of six 
quarts of the latter to one gallon of the former," might be 
furnished as a substitute. It appears that Dublin, for some 
cause, failed to furnish its proportion of the article, — as the 
receipt of a deputy-sheriff shows the payment, at a subse- 
quent time, by one of the selectmen, of the amount of the 
town's " rum-tax and cost," upon an extent, or execution. 
We can hardly, in view of the prevailing sentiments and 
customs of the times, pay our ancestors the compliment of 
supposing that their omission to provide the article, in specie, 
arose from any conscientious scruples, on their part, as to the 
propriety of the use of it. 

After the war was over, our townsmen cast about to see 
what was the condition of their military stores. In June, 
1783, they chose a committee to examine the town-stock of 
powder, and dispose of it, if necessary. It appears that it 
was disposed of, some time afterwards, as in November, 
1786, they voted to apj^rove of what the selectmen had 
done in selling the town's powder. But, not to seem want- 
ing in respect to the art military, they voted that the 
selectmen " take four dollars of the powder-money and buy 
a drum and fife for the training company ; " and that the 
rest of the money be applied to purchasing ammunition for 
the town. 



24 CENTENNIAL ADDEESS. 

Before the Revolution, the usual form for the commence- 
ment of town-meeting warrants was, " These are in his 
majesty's name, to will and require you forthwith to notify 
and warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants of Dublin, 
qualified to vote in town-affairs," &c. This form continued 
to be used until March, 1775, inclusive. Then, for a time, 
it was, " You are required to notify," &c., without specifying 
the authority by which the requisition was made. After 
July S, 1776, as provided by the General Court, it was, " In 
the name of the government and people of the Colony of 
New Hampshire." By an act of the General Court, of Sept. 
11, 1776, the colony assumed the name of "the State of 
New Hampshire ; " and thenceforth the warrant opens, " In 
the name of the government and jieople of the State of New 
Hampshire." 

The Federal Constitution having been framed and pre- 
sented for ratification, and a Convention being about to 
assemble, in New Hampshire, to act upon it, a town-meeting 
was called, in January, 1788, to take the matter into consid- 
eration. At the meeting, a committee was chosen, to con- 
sider the subject ; and the meeting adjourned, for a week, to 
hear their report. No report was made at the adjournment ; 
but another committee was chosen, and thereupon the meet- 
ing was adjourned for a week more, when, the record states, 
" Met according to adjournment, and voted to dissolve the 
meeting." No reason is intimated why no action was taken 
in the case. A failure so marked and deliberate, to declare 
for the instrument, had it occurred in these days of constitu- 
tional enlightenment, there is reason to apprehend, would 
have subjected the delinquents to the grave suspicion of 
lacking patriotism. 

There was no one chosen from Dublin as a delegate to 
the Convention which was to decide upon the ratification 
of the Constitution. But Samuel Griffin, who was chosen 
from Packersfield, it is presumed, represented Dublin also, 
as it appears from the treasurer's accounts that the latter 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 25 

town paid a portion of his expenses for attendance at the 
Convention. 

Dublin and Packersfield were, at first, classed together for 
the choice of representative to the General Court, — the 
member being taken from the one town and the other, alter- 
nately. Samuel Griffin, of Packersfield, was chosen in 1789, 
and again in 1791 ; whilst, on the part of Dublin, Reuben 
Morse was sent in 1790, and Samuel Twitchell in 1792. 
After the last-named year, Dublin was entitled, of itself, to 
send a representative. 

The price paid officials in the town's service, such as 
selectmen, committees and the like, was, for a long time, 
pretty uniformly three shillings a day, — except for running 
town-lines, which was regularly four shillings. In 1795, 
the selectmen charged four shillings a day ; in 1800, ninety 
cents ; and, soon after that, it came to be a dollar a day, which 
is presumed ever since to have been the standing price. 

In early times, and up to the year 1791, when an act was 
passed relieving them from that duty, the constables were, 
by virtue of their office, collectors of taxes. Every man in 
town was obliged, with certain Kmitations, to serve as con- 
stable, when chosen, under a penalty of three pounds. The 
collection of the taxes was, of coiirse, rather an onerous ser- 
vice ; and, when the population became considerable, rendered 
it difficult to get constables who would willingly perform the 
duty. As early as 1785, the town allowed the constables 
something for their services ; and, soon after, the practice was 
introduced of venduing the collection of the taxes. Fom-- 
pence-halfpenny was about the common rate paid for col- 
lecting. 

All bills and accounts against the town were requu-ed to 
be brought before the inhabitants, in town-meeting assem- 
bled, for allowance. This was uniformly done, until the 
year 1814, when, by a vote of the town, the allowance of 
such claims was submitted to the selectmen ; and, unless in 
respect to the accounts of the selectmen themselves, that 
has doubtless been the practice ever since. In like jjianner. 



26 CENTENNIAL ADDKESS. 

the abatement of taxes was always by vote in town-meeting. 
In matters of this kind, while the pubhc convenience has 
been subserved by the change, the practice, it will be per- 
ceived, has been growing less democratic, — the people 
having entrusted to their agents the doing of many things 
which formerly they attended to themselves in town-meet- 
ings. 

The town has, at times, been subjected to considerable 
expense for supporting paupers, and assisting needy people. 
In the earlier days of its history, the practice was adopted 
of warning new-comers out of town, with a view to prevent 
their acquiring a legal settlement. This had to be done 
within a year after the person came into the town. There 
is a list preserved of the persons included in the successive 
warnings, made once a year or oftener, commencing in 1778, 
and extending through a period of ten years ; and undoubt- 
edly the practice was continued afterwards. They seem, 
certainly at first, to have warned out all, indiscriminately, — 
without regard to their condition or ability to support them- 
selves, — as the list contains some of the most substantial 
inhabitants, being headed by Nathan Bixby, who came from 
Framingham, in 1777, and who, for many years, was com- 
monly the largest tax-payer in the town. 

There were, however, some, at an early day, whom the 
town had to assist. The family of Jabez Puffer, — a most 
unfortunate family, — received such aid as early as 1779. 
For several years, they were supplied by the town, with 
articles of subsistence and necessaries, — and very liberally 
supplied, it would seem ; as these items, for a long while, con- 
stitute one of the main staples of the town-expenditures. 

At length, the wisdom of somebody devised the scheme 
of venduing the toioii's poor, as it was expressed. The ex- 
periment was first tried in 1795, and was so successful that 
the practice was continued, certainly till 1822. It is one of 
the most exceptionable practices that ever obtained in the 
town. It was aggravated tenfold by the custom of famish- 
ing, at the expense of the town, on those occasions, intoxi- 



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eating drinks, for those who were present, serving to make 
the most prompt bidders of a class of men the least fitted to 
have charge of the bartered victims. "Whether this custom 
prevailed from the first, I am not advised ; but certainly it 
was in vogue in comparatively recent times, — from 1814 
to 1822. The treasurer's accounts, for almost every year 
during that period, contain items for "liquor furnished at 
the time the poor were put out," and on other occasions when 
it was thought necessary to stimulate men's ideas, and make 
them do things which they would not do when in the full 
possession of their sober senses. Thus, in 1815, there is a 
bill of nine mugs of toddy, at the time the poor of the town 
were let out; two mugs at the letting out of the school- 
house by Drury Morse's ; and fifteen mugs at the venduing 
of the town-land, — the price, twenty -five cents a mug. 
The practice in question, as well as the aggravation thus 
superinduced, may claim the benefit of the plea of common 
usage, to go, in extenuation, for what it is worth. 

Our townsmen were sometimes sorely tried by the depre- 
dations of wild beasts and mischievous birds. In the. earlier 
days of the settlement, bears haunted the vicinity of the 
cultivated lands ; and, though scarcely dangerous to human 
life, they were a terror to the inhabitants, and were sadly 
destructive especially of the corn-fields. To a much later 
time, wolves, which found a retreat in the rock-cleft chasms 
of the Monadnock's ragged sides, in their nocturnal incur- 
sions into the sheep-folds and pastures, made deadly havoc 
of the flocks. A call for the redress of a grievance of this 
kind was made, through the town-warrant, in August, 1792, 
in the shape of an article, " to see if the town will give any 
encouragement for killing wolves." The town responded to 
the appeal by voting to give a bounty of eight dollars to any 
of the inhabitants of this town, who should, before the 
twentieth day of the next March, kill any wolf found within 
the limits of Dublin, Jaffrey, E,indge, Fitzwilliam or Marl- 
borough ; also to give to any inhabitant of any of the other 
towns named, the same bounty for killing any wolf found in 



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either of these towns, which the respective towns shall give 
for killing wolves ; — provided, that such towns will give 
the inhabitants of Dublin the same bounty which they 
give their own inhabitants. 

We have here an exemplification of the doctrine of comity, 
and fair reciprocity, between the towns, as well as a practical 
illustration of the theory of intervention on their part, to 
secure non-interventio|i on the part of the wolves. How 
many of these latter suffered under the operation of this 
sanguinary edict, we know not ; but certain it is, from 
receipts for the bounty, paid upon certificates of the fact 
from the selectmen of Jaffrey, that Captain Benjamin Spaul- 
ding caught a grown wolf, in Jaffrey, which he killed on the 
5th of September, 1792, and another about the first of 
November following. He must have been a terror to all 
surviving wolves, if any there were. 

In June, 1799, it was voted, upon like principles of reci- 
procity, to give, for one year, ten dollars for killing a wolf a 
year old, and five dollars for a younger one, within either of 
the towns of Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Jaffrey, Marlborough and 
Packersfield. 

In March, 1805, the town voted to give a bounty of 
twenty-five cents on all old crows, and twelve and a half 
cents on all young ones, killed within the town, in May and 
June next. As the crow is fabled to live a hundi-ed years, 
it might become a nice question of casuistry, at what age the 
creature could be said to be old. But, as the maxim is, that 
the evil intent makes up for deficiency of age, it may be 
presumed they deemed the crow old, as soon as it became 
capable of doing mischief. 

These things, apparently so trivial, show, nevertheless, 
the temper of the men. They aimed at a practical result, 
and looked steadily to that. In offering a bounty upon these 
animals, they were evidently not actuated by any special 
enmity to the wolves or the crows : they did not, according 
to the modern doctrine, demand indemnity for the past, also, 
but only sought security for the future. Hence they grad- 



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uated their rewards to meet the estimated exigency, calcu- 
lating the chances that the juvenile wolf or crow would 
attain to the full maturity of wolf or crowhood, and become 
a permanent settler in the vicinage. They seem, however, 
to have come to the conclusion, that they had underrated the 
vitality and inhabitativeness of the crow ; for, upon the next 
occasion of their legislating upon the subject (in 1811), we 
find them offering twenty-five cents on old crows, and seven- 
teen cents on young ones. 

The town has, from time to time, extended its countenance, 
though to a limited extent, to the military. The memorable 
grant, in 1786, of four dollars, to buy a drum and fife, has 
been already noticed. In 1807, the town, through a com- 
mittee appointed for the purpose, petitioned the General 
Court for an artillery company. That body responded to the 
application for one thing by granting another, which was 
probably just as good. They authorized the formation of a 
company of grenadiers ; and the town, the next year, voted to 
accept the substitute, and chose a committee to consult with 
the field-officers concerning the rank which the company 
should hold in the regiment. Military and fire companies 
are always sensitive upon this matter of rank. 

At the March meeting in 1809, a vote was passed em- 
powering the selectmen to furnish the grenadier company 
with a stand of colors, if they should think best. It seems 
that, for some cause, they failed to do it ; for in November, 
1810, the town voted, peremptorily, that the selectmen fur- 
nish the company with a stand of colors ; which was done 
soon after, at an expense of twenty-five dollars. The com- 
pany continued to perform its warlike achievements under 
that standard, until, having become faded and tattered, it 
was superseded by another, which was presented to the 
company by a former resident of the town. 

I have stated that the proprietors of the township had 
expended about six hundred dollars upon the meeting-house, 
by the year 1773. In April of that year, they voted not to 
raise any more money, at present, for that purpose. This 



30 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

was the last meeting held by the proprietors, until, ten years 
later (Sept. 11, 1783), a meeting was called, "to see if the 
proprietors would finish building the meeting-house, or give 
it to the town ; " and it was voted to give it to the town, as 
their property. 

At a town-meeting, held Oct. 13th of the same year, it was 
voted to accept of the meeting-house, as a donation from the 
proprietors. At the same time, they voted to finish the 
house, and sell the pew-ground in it, except one pew on 
the right hand of the pulpit. Precisely how piuch had been 
done to the meeting-house, up to that time, is not known. 
Doubtless it was only rough-boarded upon the outside. The 
pew-ground was planned out in 1773 ; but it is presumed 
that no pews were built, and probably no pulpit, till after 
the house came into the possession of the town. It had then 
been used for a meeting-house some twelve years, and Mr. ^ 
Sprague had been settled six years. 

The peiv-ground, as it was termed, which was the space 
upon the floor on which the pews were to be built, was sold, 
in separate lots, to the highest bidder, with the restrictions 
that no man be allowed to purchase a pew-lot, but an inliab- 
itjint of the town ; that the purchasers build the pews 
uniform, with handsome panel-work and a handsome banister 
on the top ; that pews on the walls of the house the owners 
should ceil up as high as the bottom of the windows ; and 
that the floor of the pews should not be raised above eight 
inches from the floor of the house. The purchaser was 
required to build his pew when called on by the committee 
appointed to finish the meeting-house, or he forfeited his lot. 
There was a further provision in these words : " Every 
person that owns a pew shall occupy no other seat in the 
meeting-house, until his pew be as full seated as is comfort- 
able for those that seat it ; and, if any person owns more 
than one pew, he shall not shut it up, and keep people from 
sitting in it." 

The amount expended at this time appears, from a paper 
entitled " The Account of what the Committee have laid out 



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toward finishing the Meeting House," to have been about 
six hundred dollars, — about the same sum that was origi- 
nally laid out upon it. But this seems not to have fully 
satisfied everybody, since, in 1788, we find, in the town- 
meeting warrant, an article, " to see what method the town 
will take to finish the meeting-house." The article was, 
however, passed over " to some future meeting ; " and it is 
a grave question, if, indeed, there be any question about it, 
whether, in fact, the meeting-house was ever finished at all. 

The salary of Mr. Sprague, — sixty pounds, or two hun- 
dred dollars, — not extravagantly large at the best, was soon 
rendered wholly inadequate by the depreciation of paper- 
money, which began in 1777, and went on so rapidly, that, 
by 1781, it had become nearly worthless. At the March 
meeting in 1779, the town voted to give Mr. Sprague one 
hundred and sixty pounds salary that year. In September 
following, they voted to make his salary as good to him that 
year as it was when he was settled ; and, for that purj)ose, 
to give him nine hundred pounds salary, — including what 
was granted him in March. But even this sum, nominally 
fifteen times the amount, he undoubtedly found, before he 
got it, to be quite unequal, in actual value, to the original 
salary. To give some idea of the extent of the deprecia- 
tion, even while the paper-money continued to be used as a 
standard of value, it may be stated, that the town was 
assessed for state-tax, in 1780, ten thousand and thirty-seven 
pounds five shillings, — not old tenor, but lawful money, 
— equal to $33,457.50. Rye sold for fifteen pounds, or fifty 
dollars, a bushel ; and other things in proportion. 

But the people soon abandoned the task of making their 
computations by the depreciating currency, and resorted to 
a more substantial standard. In 1780, we find them voting 
Mr. Sprague tAvo hundred bushels of rye, or the value 
thereof in beef, pork, Indian corn, butter, cheese, sheep's 
wool, flax or any other article that shall be acceptable to 
him, as a salary for that year ; allowing, for rye, six shillings 
a bushel ; Indian corn, five shillings and fourpence ; butter, 



32 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

one shilling a pound ; cheese, eightpence ; sheep's wool, 
two shillings and threepence ; flax, one shilling ; beef, three- 
pence three farthings ; and pork, fivepence. 

The next year they voted him the same salary, — two hun- 
dred bushels of rye, or the value thereof in other articles, at 
the same rates as last year, — to be delivered at liis house by 
those who were to pay it. It will readily occur to any one, 
that this method of receiving his salary could not have been 
particiilarly convenient, nor was likely to be peculiarly ad- 
vantageous to him. There is an anecdote widely circulated 
of Mr. Sprague, that his people once proposed to increase 
his salary, but that he begged them not to do it, since it 
plagued him almost to death to get what they agreed to give 
him at first. Considering the way in which his salary was 
paid, one can readily appreciate the feeling which must have 
prompted the deprecatory reply that was thus given, or cer- 
tainly might well have been, had the proposal in question 
actually been made. 

The difficulties growing out of the depreciation of the 
currency, coupled with some others relative to Mr. Sprague's 
improvement of certain of the town's land, led to rather a 
sharp encounter between him and the town, in 1781, in 
which he sent to them two or three letters, couched in 
language very plain, and not slightly tart. The troubles, 
however, were amicably adjusted. The next year the town 
voted Mr. Sprague, for his salary, " two hundi-ed hard dol- 
lars, or two hundred bushels of rye." 

In 1801, Mr. Sprague, having received from the estate of 
his father, Avho died three or four years before that time, a 
considerable amount of money, made a proposition to the 
town, which was accepted, to relinquish his salary entii'ely, 
upon certain conditions. A letter from him was laid before 
the town, setting forth that, in consequence of bodily indis- 
position and infirmities, he had been advised by the best 
physicians to a change of air and situation, and not to re- 
tain a permanent residence in Dublin ; and he proposed to 
relinquish, from the 12th of May, 1801, his annual salary 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 33 

of sixty pounds, and thirty cords of wood, but to retain his 
pastoral connection with the church, and the right of sup- 
])lying the pulpit with men of piety and good abilities, when 
lie might find it inexpedient to preach himself, — the town 
paying such preachers for their services. Upon the accept- 
ance of the proposition by the town, he sent in a formal 
release of his salary. Notwithstanding this arrangement, it is 
understood that Mr. Sprague, during the rest of his lifetime, 
Avas absent very little from Dublin, and that he continued 
liimself to preach, for the most part, though he had fre- 
quently other persons to preach for him ; but, it is presumed, 
this was never attended with any expense to the town. 

After the matter of the reliquishment of his salary was 
adjusted, no further mention, except incidentally, is made of 
Mr. Sprague, in the town-records, until, at the March meet- 
ing in 1818, it was voted to erect a monument to perpetuate 
his memory. He died on the sixteenth day of December, 
1817. His death was occasioned by an injury received 
in being thrown from his carriage, a week previous. The 
Rev. Elijah Dunbar, of Peterborough, preached the sermon, 
at his funeral, which was subsequently printed, by a vote of 
the town. 

Mr. Sprague was born in Boston, May 20, 1750, and 
graduated at Harvard College in 1770. He was a son of 
Dr. John Sprague, a physician of very considerable emi- 
nence, who resided in Boston, and afterwards in Dedham, 
and who accumulated a large property. 

Probably no other man who lived hereabouts, in those 
times, had or still has so general a notoriety, throughout a 
region of considerable extent, as Mr. Sprague. He is com- 
monly spoken of in connection with the thousand anecdotes 
related of him, many of which, so far as he was concerned, 
l)vol)ably had none, and others but a slight foundation in 
fiict. These anecdotes are of a kind to give the impression, 
that he must have been exceedingly ignorant and shallow. 
Such, however, is said not to have been the case. Living, as 
he always had, in and about the large town of Boston, he 



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was undoubtedly not well versed in the business and cus- 
toms of agricultural life ; and he had no great aptitude or 
taste for acquainting himself with such matters. He is said 
to have been a good scholar, and to have kept himself well 
informed, by reading and otherwise, of what was going on 
in the world. He was not, however, given to close applica- 
tion to professional studies, or to an elaborate preparation for 
his public exercises. 

He was preeminently of a social and jovial character, fond 
of conversation, anecdote, repartee and good cheer. He is 
reported to have possessed, in a marked degree, the qualities 
of shrewdness and sharpness of intellect ; and in the en- 
counter of wits with his clerical bretlrren, which was not 
unusual in those days, his opponent was quite as likely as 
himself to come off second best. He was a man of the most 
kindly, generous disposition, and of ready sympathy with 
affliction and distress. 

" As a minister of the gospel," it is said by Mr. Dunbar, 
in his funeral sermon, " Mr. Sprague was considered as 
excelling more particularly in his pathetic addresses, and 
sermons on funeral occasions, and generally in his public 
prayers." Of his sermons, generally, I doubt whether much 
can be said to their advantage. It is presumed he had not 
the industry and application necessary to prepare them thor- 
oughly and carefully. Those that he left are written in a 
character and hand so completely illegible, that nobody, so 
far as I have heard, unless it were Mr. Dunbar, has ever 
pretended to the ability to decipher them ; and I have been 
told, it was not always without considerable difficulty that he 
could read his sermons himself. 

In his will, made three days before his death, Mr. Sprague 
gave to the town of Dublin five thousand dollars, to be left 
at interest for ever, for the support of the Christian religion, 
in the Congregational Society, in the town. After giving to 
Dr. Moses Kidder two thousand dollars, making some other 
bequests of small amount, and leaving to his wife the use 
of the rest of his estate during her lifetime, he gave to the 



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town of Dublin all the remainder of his estate, " to be kept 
for schooling in said Dublin." Mrs. Sprague dying soon 
after, this fund, amounting to nearly ten thousand dollars, 
came into possession ; and the income of it has ever since 
been applied to the support of the pubhc common schools. 

The subject of building a new meeting-house began to be 
agitated soon after the commencement of the present century. 
At the March meeting in 1808, the town voted to build a 
new meeting-house. But nothing came of it. In November; 
1810, they voted to accept the report of a committee from 
out of town, for fixing the spot, and chose a committee to 
let out the building of the house. The spot selected was 
upon land of Cyrus Chamberlain, probably not far from the 
place where the brick church now stands. But there was 
dissatisfaction in regard to the location. Some desired that 
it should be built upon the school-house hill. There was a 
succession of exciting town-meetings in 1811, which, how- 
ever, resulted in nothing. 

Here the matter subsided, and rested till 1815, when it 
was again voted to build a new meeting-house, and to set 
it on the school-house hill. But this proving unsatisfactory, 
in March, 1817, a committee was raised, consisting of four 
from the east and four from the west part of the town, to 
agree upon a spot for the house. This committee made a 
report, at the same meeting, which was accepted, and which 
was, "to set the meeting-house north of Joseph Appleton's 
blacksmith's shop, and turn the road south of the potash, to 
the post-guide south of Esquire Snow's, from thence south 
of the burial-ground, across the point of the pond," — 
where the road now is. 

The road thus proposed was laid out by the selectmen ; 
but the town, at a town-meeting held June 2, voted against 
accepting it, and, by consequence, against building the house 
upon the spot designated. At the same time, it was voted 
to build a meeting-house upon the school-house hill, and to 
have it done in a year from the next November. At an 
adjournment of this meeting, on the 23d of June, a report 



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of a committee, fixing the spot where the house was finally 
built, was accepted by a vote of eighty to thirty-seven. This 
vote was decisive of the matter, and the house was built 
accordingly. It was raised in June, 1818. The raising 
occupied two or three days, and was regarded as a momen- 
tous occasion. Former residents of the town took that 
opportunity to revisit their kindred and friends, and the 
people of the neighboring towns flocked in to witness the 
achievement. The house was built by Messrs. Cutting, of 
Templeton, Mass. ; and Kilburn, of Fitzwilliam, and was 
finished in the course of the season. The dedication, which 
took place on the 3d of December following, was very 
numerously attended. The Rev. Thomas Beede, of "Wilton, 
delivered the sermon, on that occasion. 

After the death of Mr. Sprague, the pulpit was supplied 
by several candidates. Mr. Levi W. Leonard commenced 
preaching as a candidate on the first Sunday of April, 1820. 
In June succeeding, he was invited to settle as the minister 
of the First Congregational Church and Society, and accepted 
the invitation. His ordination took place Sept. 6, 1820. 
The sermon on the occasion was preached by the Kev. Henry 
Ware, Sen., D. D., of Harvard University. 

A Baptist church was organized in Dublin in 1785. 
Elder Elijah Willard was ordained June 5, 1793. A meet- 
ing-house was built, soon after, upon the Bemis Farm, where 
it stood until recently, when it was removed further west, 
and fitted up anew. Mr. Willard continued to preach till 
near the time of his death, which took place in August, 
1839, at the age of eighty-eight years. 

The Trinitarian Congregational church was formed Nov- 
ember 21, 1827. Their meeting-house was built in 1835. 
They were supplied by different preachers, but had no settled 
minister till October, 1840, when the Rev. Henry A. Ken- 
dall was ordained. He was dismissed, at his own request, 
in July, 1850 ; and the Rev. Alonzo Hayes was installed in 
April following. 

A Methodist meeting-house was built in the northwest 



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part of the town, about ten years ago. A part of the society 
are inhabitants of Dublin, — as are also some members of 
the religious society at Harrisville. 

The first mention that is made of schools, in the town- 
records, is in July, 1773, when the town granted four pounds 
" to keep a woman's school, to be kept in three parts of the 
town." For the next three years, they granted six pounds a 
year, to be laid out in like manner. 

In 1778, it was voted to build two school-houses, one in 
the northwest part of the town, the other in the east part. 
But it seems they were never built, and it is presumed that 
up to the year 1784 there was no school-house in the town. 
In that year a vote was passed to build seven school-houses, 
at the cost of the town. This vote was carried into effect, 
eventually, though it was several years before the houses 
Avere all completed. The town voted one hundred and fifty 
pounds for the pui-pose, to be assessed and divided into seven 
equal parts, and to " give each man liberty to work or find 
stuff for said housen, to pay his rate." 

A good deal of difficulty was experienced in fixing the loca- 
tion of some of the school-houses, particularly that " for the 
street," which was finally built by Moses Greenwood's, and 
that " for the northwest part of the town." Instead of the 
one originally provided for, it was determined, in 1791, to 
build two houses in the northwest part, — one west of Eli 
Greenwood's, and the other near Andrew Alhson's. It was 
" voted that the selectmen shall prefix the places for said 
school-housen, and determine the bigness of them, and that 
they let out said housen to be built by the great ; provided 
they don't give more than forty -five pound for building both 
school-housen." Possibly the selectmen may have felt con- 
strained to leave the money to accumulate for a time, — as it 
appears, by the records that the house by Andrew Allison's 
was not accepted by the town till 1799. In the meantime 
the school-house by Moses Greenwood's was given up, and 
in its stead one was built in the middle of the town, and 
another by Drury Morse's, in 1795. There were now nine 



38 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

districts. The tenth was formed about the year 1805, by 
the division of the northeast district. 

The school-houses which were first built, it may safely be 
presumed, were but rude structures, small in dimensions, 
rough in workmanship, and inconvenient and uncomfortable 
in their arrangements. They cost about thirty pounds, or a 
hundred dollars, each, — several of them considerably less 
than that sum. The two which it was first voted to build 
were to be " 25 by 20 feet." The town had but fairly got 
around with building the school-houses, when it became 
necessary to repair them ; and, before many years, several of 
them required to be renewed. At the March meeting in 
1809, it was voted to build a new school-house in each dis- 
trict that was destitute of one. Under this vote, it appears 
that houses were built in the southwest district, the south, 
and the southeast, — at an average cost of about one hun- 
dred and seventy dollars. A house was built by Drury 
Morse's in 1815, and in 1817 one by Eli Greenwood's, and 
another by Eli Hamilton's. These houses cost about two 
hundred and twenty -five dollars apiece. 

The grants of school-money were at first very irregular. 
For several years there is no record of any money having 
been raised. In 1787, the sum granted was fifty pounds, 
or ^166.67. It rose gradually in amount, but never ex- 
ceeded thi'ee hundred dollars, till 1805, when it was raised 
to four hundred and fifty dollars, which continued ever to be 
the sum till 1820. It should be observed, however, that, 
prior to 1805, the board of the teachers had always been 
paid by the town from its general funds, and was not taken 
out of the school-money. But, after that time, each district 
was required to pay the board of its teachers out of its pro- 
portion of the school-money. 

While the town paid for the board, the price was pretty 
uniformly four shillings a week for boarding a schoolmaster, 
and two shillings and sixpence for a schoolmistress, until 
1795, or thereabouts, when it had come to be six shillings 
and four shillings respectively. The wages paid to teachers 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 6V 

can be ascertained but in few instances. In 1788, Alexan- 
der Eames was paid for two months, five pounds four shill- 
ings, or eight dollars and sixty-seven cents, a month, which 
was probably higher than the average price. In 1790, Sam- 
uel Appleton had eight dollars a month, for nine weeks. It 
is said he was paid in rye, which Mr. Ivory Perry carried to 
him at New Ipswich, where he then lived. The same year, 
1790, Sarah Twitchell was paid for eight weeks, at the rate 
of forty-four cents a week, — which was probably about the 
usual price for female teachers at that time. It rose by 
degrees till about the year 1800, from which time, for twen- 
ty-five or thirty years, the common price was a dollar a 
week. 

The school-fund of the town, derived mainly from the 
bequest of Mr. Sprague, and a small part from the proceeds 
of sales of the school-lands, amounts now to upwards of 
$11,000. The income of this fund became available in 
1820, and has since been applied for the support of schools. 
From that time, the town has never raised a school-tax, 
under that name ; but to the income of this fund, and the 
money received from the State, known as the "Literary 
Fund," there has been added, from the general funds of the 
town, sufficient to make up the sum divided, which has been 
sometimes one thousand dollars, sometimes less, and, for the 
last three or four years, more than that amount. 

In 1806, Mr. Sprague and eleven others were chosen a 
committee to inspect the schools in the town. This is 
presumed to have been the first school-committee. A like 
committee was chosen in 1809, and again in 1818 and 1819. 
In 1821, as the record shows, "The town chose the Rev. 
Levi W. Leonard, the principal committee-man, to visit the 
schools in the several districts, in tlris town, with the agent 
belonging to the district which is to be visited, whose duty 
it is to inform Mr. Leonard of the time he is desired to 
attend for that purpose." At the March meeting in 1823, 
a report upon the schools was made to the town. Every 
yeai- since that time, a written report has been prepared. 



40 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

which, with a single exception, has been read in town-meet- 
ing, and for the last ten years has been printed for the use 
of the inhabitants. Mr. Leonard has been upon the school- 
committee every year since 1821. For many years he was 
in the habit of visiting every school, summer and winter, at 
its commencement and close, — a service which he never 
failed to perform unless prevented by some necessity. The 
men who, from year to year, have been associated with him 
upon the committee, have generally been efficient and well 
qualified for the duty ; and altogether the schools of this 
town, for the last thirty years, have had the benefit of a 
supervision, it may safely be asserted, superior to that enjoyed 
by the schools of any other town in the State. 

The schools of Dublin have long been deservedly famed 
for their excellence ; and they may well be regarded by the 
inhabitants of the town with emotions of mingled satisfac- 
tion and pride. And it is but an act of simple justice in 
us, who have enjoyed theu- advantages, here publicly to ac- 
knowledge our especial obligations to their two principal 
benefactors, — to the second minister of the town and his 
successor, — of whom, speaking generally, and without dis- 
paragement to others, it may be truly said, the former 
furnished the capital, the latter the lahor, by the combined 
agency of wliich the beautiful structure of our common 
schools was reared. 

It has been the lot of the town, for the last half-century 
nearly, instead of advancing, rather to retrograde, in point 
of population and wealth. As an agricultural town, which 
almost exclusively it has been, its soil, comparatively sterile 
and hard of cultivation, yields a comfortable subsistence but 
to the most patient, persevering industry, and downright 
hard work. Richer soils and milder climate have lured 
many to engage in agriculture elsewhere, while many more 
have been withdrawn to follow other pursuits. From these 
causes, whether to their own advantage always it were use- 
less here to inquire, it has happened, that a large proportion, 
especially of those in the prime and vigor of life, have, of 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 41 

late, left the homes of their youth to seek their fortunes in 
other scenes. Scattered all through the wide domain of our 
country, may be found the sons and daughters of Dublin, 
pursuing theii' various avocations. 

But, wherever they may be, whatever may be their pur- 
suits, truth, I believe, will warrant the assertion, that seldom, 
indeed, have they been known to bring dishonor upon the 
place of their birth. The habits of industry, economy and 
sobriety, of staid, correct deportment, of honesty and integ- 
rity, of kindness and humanity, to which they were here 
trained, they very generally still . retain with a firm grasp, 
and exercise in their adopted homes ; so that, however this 
constant drain upon its population may have diminished the 
industrial energies, and impaired the prosperity, of the town, 
there is yet the reflection, that the force thus withdrawn has 
not been lost, but has been brought to bear perhaps with 
more effect, and where it was more needed. 

The apparent natural disadvantages under which the town 
has labored have not been wholly without resulting advan- 
tages. Our rigorous climate is nevertheless, in the main, 
healthful and invigorating, fitted to produce a hardy, robust, 
energetic people. Our stubborn soil, while it has demanded 
of its inhabitants unremitting labor to insure a livelihood, 
has, at least, albeit in a measure by necessity, saved them 
from indolence, extravagance and many of the temptations 
to vice, and has inured them to habits of industry, frugality 
and virtue. This state of things, though not altogether the 
most agreeable, it admits not of a doubt, is more conducive, 
alike to the happiness and the permanent welfare of a people, 
than the possession of the richest soil, if coupled with its 
usual, though not necessary, concomitants, — idleness, dissi- 
pation and low amusements. 

To an indifierent observer, regarding merely its rugged, 
rocky surface, its bleak hills, its piercing winds and drifting 
snows, our town might seem to possess few attractions. 
But to us, in whose minds its memories are intertwined with 
so much that is dearest in life, it may be permitted to regard 



42 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

it with sentiments such as we cherish towai'ds no other place. 
Here we first awoke to conscious being. Here we first 
experienced alike the joys and the sorrows of sentient, 
rational life. Here were the homes of our early years. 
Here are the graves of our fathers. 

Neither, by any means, is the town devoid of scenes of 
natural beauty, and objects of interest. "Witness the gran- 
deur of its forests, studded with majestic trees, in the 
summer crowned with verdant foliage, which, touched by 
the autumnal frosts, assumes such richly variegated yet 
sombre hues ; in the winter, standing, snow-imbedded, with 
their naked arms battling the fury of the blast ; or on a 
bright morning, after one of those storms of mingled snow 
and hail, sleet and rain, see every branch and twig, cased in 
transparent ice, flashing in the sunlight, with all the shifting 
colors of the rainbow. Mark the rugged hills, the deep, 
secluded dells, the cultivated fields, the ponds, embosomed 
in dense, wild woods, or opening upon cleared grounds. 
"Where, for instance, can be found a sheet of water more 
beautiful than the old " meeting-house pond," with its cool, 
crystal waters, and clear, sandy shore, so congenial to its 
delicious inhabitant, the trout ; with its glassy surface now 
sleeping in the sparkling sunshine, now iiplifted by the 
winds in tiny, silver-crested waves ? 

Here, too, we have the Monadnock, rising in cold, proud, 
isolated grandeur, an emblem at once of the essential sta- 
bility and the superficial changes of nature. Its rugged 
sides, now compact of bald, cragged rock, were formerly 
covered with trees almost to its summit. But, years ago, 
the ravening fire, kindled whether by accident or design, 
spread over a great part of the superior portion of the moun- 
tain, killing every tree and shi-ub wherever it went. The 
dead trees, decaying and falling, furnished materials for 
another conflagration, which occurred within the memory of 
many of us. Some thirty years ago, in the latter part of a 
dry summer, the fire from a charing on the side of the 
mountain made its way up to the higher regions, where. 



CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 43 

feeding upon the decayed wood, and nourislied by the Avind 
and the drought, it extended itself over almost the entire 
northern side. As the daylight paled, giving place to the 
darkness of night, there might be seen from out the dense 
sea of livid, flame-tinged smoke, in which the mountain 
was enveloped by day, countless fires lighting up all along 
the extended range, glowing with a more vivid brightness 
as the darkness thickened, until the whole mountain-side 
blazed with its myriad tongues of waving flame. It was a 
spectacle beautiful and grand in itself, but rendered sublime 
and awful by the thought of the dread power of the devour- 
ing element, and of the terrible destruction that must ensue, 
if, the wind and the di'ought continuing, it should burst its 
mountain-barrier, and invade the domains of man. But 
fortunately, before such a catastrophe was reached, a drench- 
ing rain extinguished the fire, and thus put an end at once 
to the grandeur and the terror of the scene. 

Here, formerly, in the mountain-fastnesses, wild beasts 
had their haunts, whence they issued forth, making havoc 
and devastation of the cattle and flocks and crops. When 
wearied out, at length, by their repeated depredations, or 
stimulated by the love of adventure, the hardy yeomen of 
the contiguous towns, with their muskets and other weapons 
of offence, by a concerted movement, were wont to turn out, 
and surround the mountain, carrying destruction into their 
places of fancied security. In later days, the adventurous 
fox-hunter, mounted upon his clumsy snow-shoes, following 
his hounds in pursuit of the wary game, braving the intens- 
est cold, has often been led a weary chase over the Monad- 
nock's snow-buried sides. 

The summit of the mountain, standing lofty and lonely, 
has ever been watched with interest, as an index of the 
weather. Enshrouded in dense clouds, or veiled in impene- 
trable mist, it bespeaks the present genius of the impending 
storm. There, too, dwells the hidden force, which, in the 
sultry heats of summer, attracts the cloud, "surcharged 
with wrathful vapor," from whose dark bosom darts the 



44 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS. 

crinkling lightning, and the descending thunder-bolt bursts, 
shivering the rocks, cleaving deep fissures, or tumbling huge 
fragments down the precipices. 

Neither should we omit to mention the brightness and 
beauty of the sunlight, wliich, in a clear evening, lingers 
around the top of the mountain, as if loath to depart ; nor 
the glittering display, when, on a winter's afternoon, the 
scattered slanting rays of the descending sun are thi-own 
from the surface of the ice-encrusted snow ; nor yet the 
cold, dazzling brilliancy which, in a winter's sunrise, encir- 
cles its snowy head ; nor, finally, that more enchanting 
sight, vouchsafed to imagination's credulous vision, which, 
in the soft beauty of a moonlit summer's evening, was 
charmed with the pure light of the flaming, storied car- 
buncle. 

Amidst these rude and primitive aspects of nature, not 
destitute of beauty and grandeur, but in which, neverthe- 
less, the stern, the hard and the real so strongly predominate, 
our town has reared a race of plain, earnest, unpretending, 
matter-of-fact men, of good common sense, of solidity of 
character, industrious and frugal, exempt in a good measure 
from the frivolities and vices, while wanting in the graces 
and adornments, of a more refined, polished and luxurious 
state of society ; men who, as a general thing, may with 
considerable confidence be relied upon to he more than they 
profess, to do more than they promise. 

And now my part in the performances of this day at length 
draws to its close. The occasion, which has brought us 
together, as it is to us wholly novel, is one of the like of 
which not an individual here present shall witness the re- 
currence. It is an occasion which, appealing to early and 
happy recollections, has led many a wanderer back, to witness 
once more scenes long unvisited, not forgotten ; and to meet 
kindred and friends from whom he has been separated by 
years of absence. Many of us, who went out from this our 
birthplace, are here. Many more, who went forth with us, 
have not returned, nor ever shall; whilst of multitudes 



CENTENNIAL ADDEESS. 45 

whom we left here, aye, of some who set out in life long 
after ourselves, " time's effacing fingers " are already obliter- 
ating the inscriptions upon their tombstones. Let us accept 
with gratitude the occasion which has drawn together so 
many of the living, to interchange friendly greetings, chas- 
tened though our joy must needs be, and tinged with a shade 
of melancholy, by the remembrance of the absent dead, and 
the consciousness of the ravages of time. 



PROCEEDINGS 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. 



PROCEEDINdS. 



A MEETING of persons interested in celebrating, in an appro- 
priate manner, the close of a century since the settlement of 
the town, was held at the Town Hall, Feb. 14, 1852. 

RuFus Piper, Esq., was chosen Chairman; and Warren 
L. FiSKE, Secretary. 

A Committee, consisting of Henry C. Piper, Eansom N. 
Porter, and Jesse Morse, was chosen to get an article 
inserted in the warrant for the annual town-meeting, to see 
if the town would take any measures to bring about such a 
celebration ; and also to recommend a plan for conducting 
the same. 

At the same meeting, it was voted to choose a Committee 
of two from each school district, to collect facts and inci- 
dents relating to the history of the town since its first settle- 
ment in 1753. 

Chose — 

For District No. 1, Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D. and Rufus Piper, Esq. 
„ 2, John Brooks and Abijah Richardson. 
,, 3, Lawson Belknap and Zaman A. Gowing. 
,, 4, Joseph Evleth and Dexter Derby. 
,, 5, Deacon Jesse Morse and Cyrus Frost, Esq. 
,, 6, Thomas Fisk, Esq., and Jonathan K. Smith. 
,, 7, Aaron Smith and Rev. Henry' Archibald. 
„ 8, Lovell Harris and Silas P. Frost. 
„ 9, RuEL Brigham and Lewis P. Randolph. 
,, 10, Nahum Warren and John Gilchrest. 

The plan proposed by the Committee first named, and 
adopted by the town in town-meeting, was to choose a Chief 
Marshal by ballot, to conduct the exercises on the day of 
celebration, so far as is customary for such an officer to do 
so, and also to choose a Committee of Arrangements, con- 
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sisting of one member from each school district, — the Chief 
Marshal to act as Chairman of said Committee, and that he 
appoint as many Deputy Marshals as he may tliink proper. 

RuFUS Piper, Esq., was chosen Chief Marshal. 

The following-named persons, all natives of Dublin, were 
chosen for the Committee of Arrano'ements, viz. : — 



District No. 1 , Asa H. Fisk. 

,, „ 2, Luke Richardson. 
„ ,, 3, Almerin Gowing. 
,, ,, 4, Jacob Gleason. 
„ ,, 5, Jesse Morse. 



District No. 6, Jonathan K. Smith. 
,, ,, 7, Aaron Smith. 
,, ,, 8, Amos E. Perry. 
,, ,, 9, Jonathan Townsend. 
„ ,, 10, Bela Morse. 



The first meeting of the Committee of Arrangements took 
place on Tuesday the first day of April, when the organiza- 
tion of the Board was completed by choosing Asa H. Fisk, 
Esq., Secretary. 

It was voted to hold the celebration on Tuesday, June 17, 
1852. 

Voted to invite Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass., 
a native of Dublin, to give an address on the occasion. 

Chose Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D., Jonathan K. Smith, 
Lawson Belknap, Thomas Fisk, Esq., and Henry C. Piper, 
Committee of Publication. 

Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard and Rev. Alonzo Hayes to confer 
with the several choirs of singers in town, relative to fur- 
nishing sacred music on the day of celebration, and to select 
appropriate pieces for performance. 

Chose Jonathan K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, and Dr. Ransom 
N. Porter, to invite guests, and also to prepare sentiments, 
and make arrangements to have them responded to. 

Chose Moses Mai'shall, Esq., Thaddeus Morse, and Jesse 
Morse, to gather statistics in regard to the physicians, tra- 
ders, and mechanics, of Dublin. Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard and 
Rev. Mr. Hayes to do the same by ecclesiastical matters. 

Chose Ebenezer Greenwood on town and county officers. 

Chose jNIoses Marshall, John W. Learned, and Richard 
Strong, Esq., to get the names of the revolutionary officers 
and soldiers of Dublin, and all other matters relating to 
these "times that tried men's souls." 

Chose Jesse INIorse, Moses Adams, and John Piper, to 
make out a list of militia officers of Dublin, and get other 
matters relating to the militia. 

Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard, Jonathan K. Smith, and Thomas 
Fisk, Esq., on the subject of common schools. 



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Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard, Dr. Asa Heald, and Dr. R. N. 
Porter, to collect facts relative to health., sickness, and dis- 
eases in Dublin. 

On the 8th of May, the Committee of Arrangements 
again met, and chose Jonathan K. Smith President of the 
day; and John Wilson Learned, Richard Strong, Moses 
Marshall, Benjamin Mai'shall, and Abijah Richardson,.. Vice- 
Presidents. 

Chose Asa H. Fisk and Henry C. Pij^er toast-masters. 

May 29, the Committee met and voted that on the day 
of celebration the tables be set in picnic style, furnished 
by voluntary contributions from the inhabitants of the 
town, and that the refreshments be gratuitous to all who 
attend. 

Chose Ebenezer Greenwood, Calvin Learned, and Charles 
A. Hamilton, a Committee to prepare a place suitable to 
convene the people for dinner, and other purposes on that 
occasion, arrange the seats and tables, take charge of the food 
as it is brought in, superintend setting the tables, and appoint 
assistants for waiting upon the people, &c. 

Chose Thaddeus Morse, Ephraim Foster, and Asa Heald, 
the Selectmen of Dublin, a Committee of Finance to provide 
funds to carry through the celebration agreeably to the vote 
of the town. 

Chose Rufus Piper, Jonathan K. Smith, and Asa H. Fisk, 
to report a Programme of Exercises and Order of Procession 
on the day of celebration. 

June 8, Voted, that the table be set in the grove near the 
new road, south of the town-house, on land of Mr. Joseph 
Perry. 

Chose Dr. R. N. Porter, Col. Rufus Piper, George A. 
Gowing, Joseph Perry, Samuel F. Townsend, Henry C. 
Piper, and their ladies, to decorate, in a tasteful and proper 
manner for the occasion, the church occupied by the First 
Congregational Society, and build a stage therein for the 
speakers. 

Chose Daniel Fiske, John Piper, and Franklin Bond, to 
procure movable seats for the aisles of the church. 

footed to meet at the town-house on the day of celebration, 
at nine o'clock, a.m. 

June L5, the Committee of Arrangements met, and chose 
Jonathan K. Smith, Luke Richardson, and Jacob Gleason, to 



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assign the several religious exercises of the day to the 
different clergymen present. 

Requested the Selectmen to appoint a suitable number of 
constables to act, if necessary, on the day of celebration. 

Calvin Mason was appointed to act on the day of celebra- 
tion as a member of the Committee of Arrangements, in 
place of Jonathan K. Smith, who is to act as President of 
the day. 

The Chief Marshal appointed the following persons as 
Deputy Marshals, namely : Col. Cyrus Frost, Col. Charles 
W. Pierce, Capt. Joseph Evleth, Capt. Dexter Mason, Capt. 
Jason Phelps, Capt. Curtis Smith, Capt. Henry C. Piper, 
Capt. Josej)!! W. Powers, and Mr. Lyman Russell. 

June 17, 1852, the Committee met at 8 o'clock, a.m., and 
voted, that, as the meeting-house cannot convene the nume- 
rous assemblage, the procession, when formed, march imme- 
diately to the grove, and occupy the seats there for the 
exercises of the day. 

The national flag was kindly furnished for the occasion by 
Mr. James G. Piper, of Boston ; and its ample folds were 
spread to the breeze on " Meeting-house Hill," at an early 
hour, amid the firing of cannon and other marks of re- 
joicing. 

A large inscription, extending across the front of the 
meeting-house, was furnished by Messrs. Orlando and 
Charles Marshall, in the following words : — 

"WE WELCOME THE ABSENT SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DUBLIN 
TO THEIR NATIVE HOME." 

The interior of the church was neatly and very tastefully 
ornamented with evergreens, &c., for the occasion. 

At half-past nine o'clock, the procession was formed on 
the common in fi-ont of the meeting-house, in the following 
order, viz. : — 

CHIEF MAESHAL. 

BAND OF MUSIC. 

PRESIDENT AND ORATOR OF THE DAT. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

CLERGY. 

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. 

SPECIALLY INVITED GUESTS. 

SINGERS. 

CITIZENS FROM OTHER TOWNS. 

CITIZENS OF DUBLIN. 



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At ten o'clock, the procession marched, to the grove, where, 
under the direction of the Table Committee, seats were pro- 
vided for over two thousand persons, arranged in semicircular 
form, with the speakers' stand, and platform for band and 
singers, in the centre, and the tables on each wing, extending 
about ten rods from the centre, in front. 

The seats were all filled, and many were obliged to stand 
during the exercises. 

The vast assembly having been seated, and called to order 
by the President of the day in a short address, the exercises 
commenced with — 

1. Voluntary, by the band. 

2. Invocation, by Rev. Alonzo Hayes, Pastor of First Trini- 
tarian Congregational Society. 

3. Anthem, by the choir. 

4. Selections from Scripture, by Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D., 
Pastor of First Congregational Society. 

5. Prayer, by Rev. Samuel F. Clark, of Athol, Mass., a 
native of Dublin. 

6. Anthem, by the choir. 

7. Address, by Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass., a 
native of Dublin. 

8. The following hymn, by J. K. Smith, was read by Rev. 
S. F. Clark, and sung to the tune of " Auld Lang Syne " by 
the assembly at large, led by the choir : — 

An hundred years ! what wondrous change 

A century has wrought ! 
With deeds, events, and doings strange, 

Its passing years are fraught. 
Stern old Monadnock, 'mid a flock 

Of liillocks great and small, 
Reared then, as now, his crown of rock, 

The monarch of them all. 

But o'er the landscape round him spread 

No human dwellings rise : 
One mighty forest lifts its head 

Exulting to the skies. 
But, as our fathers, here and there, 

Among the groves are seen, 
Ere long their rude log-huts appear, 

And fields arrayed in green. 

And lo ! these lowly homes to grace, 

Fond female hearts incHne ; 
To rear, in this their distant place, 

Affection's magic shrine. 
Thus gloomy forests disappear, 

And homes their joys impart, 
Whence merry childhood's words of cheer 

Come ringing to the heart. 



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Time passes on ; and years of toil 

Their pressing wants supply, 
Drawn from the ti-easures of the soil 

By sturdy industry. 
And yet their views were not confined 

To tilings of earthly need : 
They saw neglected soul and mind 

Might make them poor indeed. 

And soon the church, in modest pride, 

Adorns the forest-glade ; 
And then the school-house, by its side, 

Sends forth its timely aid. 
The church and school-house still are ours, 

By our wise fathers given : 
This can unfold our mental powers ; 

That, point the way to heaven. 

9. Prayer, by Rev. Henry Akchibald, late Baptist Minister 
of Dublin. 

10. Singing, by the choir. 

11. Benediction, by Rev. Henky A. Kendall, formerly Minis- 
ter of Dublin. 

AT TABLE. 

1. Blessing invoked by Rev. George F. Clark, of Norton, 
Mass., a native of Dublin. 

2. Repast. 

3. Thanks, by Rev. Z. S. Barstow, D.D., of Keene. 

Recess of Thirty Minutes. 

The multitude of people were fed most abundantly, and 
gratuitously ; and much food was left unconsumed. 

AFTERNOON. 

Order being restored, the afternoon-exercises were as fol- 
lows, viz. : — 

1. Music, by the band. 

2. The President called for the first sentiment, which was 
as follows : — 

" The First Centennial of Dublin — An occasion of « welcome home ' to our 
friends from abroad, of solemu reflections for the past, of hopeful anticipations for 
the future." 

To this sentiment the President of the day, Jonathan K. 
Smith responded as follows : — 

It becomes my pleasing duty, as the organ of my fellow- 
townsmen, to extend to our former townsmen, who have 
come up here to unite with us on this interesting occasion, 
a cordial "welcome home." And I am sure I do but express 
the unanimous wish of the people of Dublin, when I give 





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them more than a mere formal reception here. Welcome, 
thrice welcome, my friends, to our festival ; welcome to our 
homes and our hearts ! [Three cheers.] We thank you, 
brethren, for leaving your homes and your several occupa- 
tions, to cheer us by your presence, and animate us by your 
words of counsel, encouragement, or admonition. And I 
trust the occasion will be improved to the utmost in social 
intercourse, and in communing with each other ; and that a 
friendly, fraternal feeling, like the electric current, will pass 
freely from heart to heart, till the whole assembly is pervaded 
by its benign and heaven-born influence. 

The occasion naturally suggests a retrospective view of the 
past. We have arrived at one of those eminences in the 
pathway of life, whence we can look back through a long 
vista of years. In the dim distance we see, first, a single 
family coming over the line from the east, and commencing 
the settlement of the town. One by one, the sturdy pio- 
neers arrive ; and we see their settlements scattered here 
and there amidst the dense wilderness that surrounds them. 

(Gradually, their encroachments upon the domain of the 
forest become visible ; and, at length, broad fields and waving 
harvests minister to their necessities, and supply their urgent 
wants. The venerable forms of our fathers and mothers rise 
up before us, in their honest simplicity of character ; and we 
behold with admiration their strenuous and persevering efforts 
to change the wilderness to blooming fields for the benefit 
of their descendants. Their earnest, self-denying exertions, 
their daily and severe privations, their toils and hardships 
for the welfare of coming generations, bespeak our admira- 
tion for them as men, and invite our gratitude towards them 
as public benefactors. 

When we contemplate the great disadvantages, both physi- 
cal and mental, which they had to encounter, and compare, 
or rather contrast, these with the present state of things, we 
can scarcely fail of being grateful to a kind Providence, that 
our lot was cast in more favored times, and under more 
auspicious circumstances. 

Surrounded as we are with the necessaries, the luxuries, 
and conveniences of life, it is difficult for us to conceive the 
hardships and privations to which they were subjected. 
Without roads or carriages, or even beasts of burden, their 
own brawny shoulders bore their grain to the distant mill, 
with no other guide than marks upon the trees. With the 



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lofty forests frowning upon them on every side, it was their 
mission to " go ahead " with their own powers of locomotion, 
and " make the wilderness blossom as the rose." 

A century has elapsed since the incipient settlement of this 
town. During this period, what changes have occurred ! 
How different the aspect of every thing around us ! Yonder 
mountain, indeed, still presents its serene brow to invite our 
contemplation, and the smiling lakelet at its foot still mirrors 
the benignant heaven above it ; but all else how changed ! 
Our fathers and mothers, — where are they ? Their bodies 
mingle with the dust of yonder " village of graves ; " their 
spirits are with Him who gave them. And with them have 
passed away the primitive habits and manners and customs 
which then prevailed. These have given place to other cus- 
toms and usages ; in some respects far better, in others not 
so good. 

The century we are reviewing has been distinguished for 
rapid advances in the arts and sciences. Art has been the 
handmaid of science, and science has directed the labors of 
art, until results almost miraculous have been realized. We 
harness steam to our carriages, and fly, as on the wings of the 
wind, along our iron roads. The broad Atlantic has been 
shorn of its dimensions, and Europe brought almost within 
hail of our shores. And the very lightning has been dis- 
armed of its thunderbolts, and is sent as an errand-boy to do 
our bidding. The means of mental improvement here have 
been almost infinitely multiplied. The log school-house has 
given place to the elegant structure ; the four-pound appro- 
priation has gone up to more than three hundred ; and, 
instead of a school in three places, 'Hhe schoolmaster has 
been abroad " tlirough the length and breadth of the town. 
Have the intelligence and virtue of the present generation 
kept pace with their far greater privileges ? Happy will it 
be for us if the shades of our fathers do not rise up, and 
condemn us for a misuse of the ten talents committed to our 
keeping. 

What changes have occurred in the nations and govern- 
ments of the earth during the period now under considera- 
tion ! Thrones and dynasties have tottered and fallen ; 
nations have been swept away by its unceasing current ; and 
others, then unknown, have come into being, and risen to 
power. The whole life of Bonaparte has been comprised 
within it, and the public life of Washington is included in 



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the first half of it ; — the one sweeping, meteor-like, across 
the political firmament, consumed by its own brightness ; 
and the other, the pole-star of liberty, towards which the 
eyes of the nations are still turned in admiration and hope, — 
striking examples for warning or imitation. 

But the century, with all its scenes and events, is now 
among the things that were. Its successive generations of 
men have come upon the stage and passed off, in the fulfil- 
ment of nature's law, and we are left in their places. We, 
too, must successively yield our places in life to others. 

The youngest among us cannot hope to witness the second 
centennial of Dublin. Long ere that shall come, this whole 
congregation will " sleep the sleep that knows no waking " 
on earth. What is to transpire during the coming century 
cannot be foretold, and it is useless to conjecture. From 
what has taken place in the past, we may reasonably expect 
an accelerated progress in the several departments of art and 
science and discovery. Let us hope it will also be fruitful 
of means for improving the physical, intellectual, social, and 
moral condition of man. If this town is " a good one to 
emigrate from," let the specimens we send abroad testify to 
our faithfulness in educating them ; and may those remaining 
here ever sustain the reputation of our common mother, so 
that the former may not blush to own the place of their 
nativity. 

Once more, my friends, I welcome you to your native 
town. 

Though wintry wnds come stealing 

Along our northern hills, 
Oiu: hearts' warm fount of feeling 

Nor time nor absence chills. 

The choir sung "Greeting Glee." 

The following letter from Aaron Appleton, Esq., of 
Keene, was read : — 

Kekne, June 7, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt 
of your favor of the 15th ult., inviting me to attend the cele- 
bration of the hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the 
town of Dublin, on Thursday, the ITtli inst. 

Be pleased, gentlemen, to accept my sincere thanks for this 
mark of their attention. The object proposed by the people 
of Dublin, which will assemble together natives of the town 
and persons who have resided there, as well as others, meets 



58 PROCEEDINGS. 

my cordial approbation. It is now many years since I resided 
in Dublin ; but I have oftentimes visited it, and have always 
taken an interest in its welfare and prosperity. It would 
afford me much, pleasure to join in the festivities of the occa- 
sion. I regret to say, however, that my ill-health will not 
permit me to accept your polite invitation. 

"With best wishes for the success of the celebration, and 
for your own personal happiness, I remain, gentlemen, very 
respectfully. Your friend and servant, 

Aaron Appleton. 

Messrs. Jona. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, and Ransom N. Poeter, 
Committee of Invitation. 

3. The second sentiment was read : — 

"The Primitive Inhabitants of Dublin. — Simple in manner, wise in delibera- 
tion, energetic and persevering in action, — their hardships and their virtues have 
consecrated their memories to the admiration of posterity, and should lead us to prize 
the privileges vye enjoy." 

Music by Band. 
Letter from Thomas Hardy, Esq. 

Dover, July 5, 1852. 
Gentlemen, — I received your circular, inviting me to 
attend your centennial celebration in Dublin on the 17th ult., 
the 2d inst. Of course, it was rather too late to be present 
on that occasion. It bears the post-mark of June 4. The 
postmaster informed me it arrived the preceding evening ; 
so that it must either have slept in some office several weeks, 
or have been carried round " Eobin Hood's barn " the same 
length of time. I assure you, gentlemen, nothing would 
have given me greater pleasure than to have taken a part in 
that social and festive meeting. To have been there would 
have brought fresh to my recollection scenes that are now 
numbered with things past and gone, and which " the me- 
mory fondly delights to recall," Had I been present on 
that occasion, I should probably have met some of my old 
contemporaries and friends, with whom I was once well ac- 
quainted, though most of them have immerged in the ocean 
of eternity. I rejoice that " Dublin is what she is ; " and 
that the cause of education is '^ still upward and onward," 
receiving aid from patriotic fathers and matron-mothers. I 
have seen a laconic account of your celebration in the 
" prints ; " and, judging from that, conclude you had a splen- 
did one. I would like to see it more in detail, which I 
presume might be found in a Keene paper. Accept, gentle- 



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men, niy'cordial thanks for your polite invitation, while I am 
thine, in every laudable undertaking, 

Thos. Hardy. 

JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, R. N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation. 

4. Third regular sentiment : — 

" Our Revolutionary Soldiers. — Their names may not have come down to us 
to be entwined with laurel ; but the work of their hands survives, — a crown of glory 
to the people, a star of hope to the nations." 

QUADRETTE — " IIAIL, YE HeROES," &C. 

Mr. Lawson Belknap made some interesting extempo- 
raneous remarks, interspersed with anecdotes, showing the 
spirit and energy displayed by the people of this town during 
the War of the Revolution, and the dangers and hardships 
encountered in defence of the country. 
• 

The following sentiment was sent by John Elliot, Esq., 
of Keene, formerly of Dublin : — 

" The Patriots op Bunker's Hill, — Among whom, seventy-seven years ago 
this day, my father, and the fathers or grandfathers of many of you, struck the first 
blow for the freedom of their homes : may the memory of their virtue and devotion 
be with us, as abiding and ennobling as the hills that shadow their graves." 

5. Fourth sentiment : — 

"Our Forefathers. — The times in which they lived may be sneered at as the 
' old pod auger times.' The men themselves may be laughed at, for carrying a stone 
in one end of the sack to balance the grain in the other ; but well would it be for those 
who deride them to imitate their many good qualities. Though humble, yet they 
were virtuous and respectable." 

Chorus — "Hail Happy Day," &c. 

Samuel Morse, Esq., of Croydon, formerly of Dublin, 
responded to this sentiment, and had spoken but a fev/ 
minutes, when a clap of thunder admonished the assembly 
to seek some better shelter than the dense foliage of the 
grove. They accordingly adjourned to the meeting-house, 
and held the remaining exercises there. INIr. Morse declined 
saying more ; and, from the peculiar circumstances, no notes 
were taken of what he did say. 

By Daniel Elliot, M.D. : — 

"The Memory of the Three Morses — Deacon Eli, Squire Reuben, and Major 
John; worthy specimens of ih^ ■primary granite formation of the town of Dublin: may 
' chips of the old block ' never be wanting among you." 



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Letter of Rev. Abiel Abbot, D.D. 

Peterborough, June 12, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — I thank you for the invitation to attend the 
celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the settlement of 
Dublin. If the infirmities of fourscore and six yeai's per- 
mit, I shall gladly attend. [He did attend.] 

It gives me high satisfaction that the people of Dublin 
propose to hold a centennial celebration commemorative of 
the settlement of the town. The hardships, privations, and 
dangers which the first settlers endured ought to be remem- 
bered ; and the courage, fortitude, self-denial, and patient 
toil which they exercised, ought never to be forgotten. The 
first tliird of the century was peculiarly trying. Severe 
labor, hard fare, provisions scarce and distant, camp in the 
woods, bad or no roads, few in number, exposed to cruel 
savages in the French war of 1755, sufiieriif^s in the Kevo- 
lutionary "War, able-bodied men called to the army, money 
scarce or depreciated, were some of the difficulties to be 
encountered. Having been born in the woods, some of these 
trials are fresh in my memory ; others were repeated by those 
who endured them. 

The second third of the century was less trying. Labor 
was less severe, farms and buildings were greatly improved, 
the number of inhabitants increased, roads made and im- 
proved, and plenty and prosperity enjoyed. 

The last thii'd of the century has been attended with great 
improvement and prosperity. Farms have been well culti- 
vated, houses built and repaired, convenience and comfort 
have been sought, the improvement of the roads has claimed 
much attention and labor, and the value of property has been 
increased. 

Much has been successfully done for the social, intellec- 
tual, moral, and religiovis education of the young. The dis- 
tricts are supplied with good and convenient school-houses ; 
teachers are well qualified, parents and others regard the 
schools with deeper interest, and are r^dy to furnish facili- 
ties for their improvement. 

The Sunday-school has been well attended, and been very 
beneficial in forming the moral and religious character of the 
rising generations. Valuable libraries are provided for 
the young, and for those who have ceased to resort to the 
school-house for instruction. The church has been ably and 







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faithfully supplied, and been well attended ; and harmony 
and peace have been enjoyed in the town. 

For the last quarter of the century past, I have, with much 
satisfaction, witnessed the constant improvement in Dublin ; 
especially in what pertains to the social, moral, and religious 
culture of the young. I cordially congratulate the people 
on the present prosperous condition and prospects of the 
town ; and I rejoice to believe that they will continue to 
advance in what is excellent and praiseworthy. 

Wishing, gentlemen, that you may have a joyous and 
happy celebration, I am respectfully your friend, 

Abiel Abbot. 

To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation. 

6. Fifth sentiment : — 

" Our Foremothers. — Their spinning-jenny spun but one thread ; their power- 
loom was propelled by their own muscles ; their piano * discoursed sweet music ' from 
the linen-wheel; their pleasure-carriage, the old horse with saddle and pillion; their 
tea and coffee, an infusion of pork and beans, — models for wives, patterns for 
mothers." 

Song — "Oxm Glorious Yankee Nation." 

Communication from Dr. Ebenezer Morse, of Walpole. 

Mr. President, — At the invitation of your Committee, I 
have come once more to revisit my native hills, survey the 
beautiful prospects, admire the crystal ponds, and listen to 
the melody of the murmuring streams. These, I find, 
retain all their pristine beauty with wliich they were clothed 
sixty-seven years ago, when I first inhaled the pure atmo- 
sphere which ahvays plays around these beautiful heights 
between Merrimac and Connecticut rivers. I have come 
also to mingle my congratulations with other residents of 
this my native town on this exhilarating festival. 

After an absence of more than forty years, it is to be ex- 
pected that I should see many new faces ; and I find it so. 
Not one in a hundi-ed is familiar to my eye. Our fathers 
and mothers meet us here no more ; our brothers and sisters, 
nephews and nieces, have mostly gone to distant lands, or 
are grown out of our recognition. Where are the Green- 
woods, skilful workers of wood and iron, whose faces we 
used to see every Sunday ? Where are the different families 
of Twitchells, that we were accustomed to see holding the 
breaking-up plough or tending mills ? Where are the 
Morses and Masons, whose mingled blood flows in my veins. 



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and whose presence we were always sure to greet on every 
public day ? 

Alas ! yonder gravestones can silently tell 

The place where their bodies now peaceably dwell. 

On visiting my native place, my memory is clustered with 
a thousand recollections dear to my heart ; and if I revert 
to them on this occasion, before responding to the sentiment 
that was last read, I trust I shall be pardoned for the digres- 
sion. 

There's a ^dtching enchantment in that little grove 
AVhere we children and lambs in the shade loved to rove, 
Till " old crazy Stanford " was seen there one day, 
Which spoiled all our innocent frolic and play. 
The rocks in the fields where we labored can show 
The marks of the harrow, plough, shovel, and hoe. 
I can see all the brooks where the trout used to play. 
The meadows and ponds where we fished and made hay ; 
Can hear the shriU notes of the loon, which so fond 
Is caUiug her mate from a neighboring pond. 

That primitive church, alas ! where is it now, 
Where our fathers and mothers in faith loved to bow ? 
By the side of Beech Mountain for years it had stood. 
Recording the prayers of the pious and good. 
I remember the pews with their pretty turned slats. 
And the posts where the men used to hang up their hats. 
These last were a happy resort for the head. 
And lengthened the naps when long sermons were read. 
But the music awoke every one to admire, 
^Vhen they heard Ensign Twitchell lead off in the quire. 
That christening-font very seldom was dry, 
Where Christ, with his blessing on children, was nigh. 
Here Sprague taught the truths which religion adorn, 
Afid left all his treasures for children unborn. 
That bright crj'stal spring near the chmxh never dried, 
Where we boys used to eat bread and cheese by its side. 
Here we spent our long noonings, of which we were fond, 
And picked the sweet berries that gi-ew round the pond. 

But these scenes to which I have alluded have mostly 
passed away; still memory lingers around those spots in 
which youth has so many hallowed associations. But one 
object, and a very prominent one, in the features of Dub- 
lin scenery, remains very little altered during the last fifty 
years, or even the last six thousand years ; and that is old 
Monadnoc. 

There he stands, gazing far up in the sky, 
Expecting a kiss from the clouds that pass by. 
His head is quite bald, and has been growing gray 
Since Adam and Eve saw the light of the day. 
His nightcajj of fog always keeps on his head, 
Till all the damp clouds to the ocean have fled. 



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His jacket and coat that he formerly wore, 
Composed of short spruces, are seen there no more ; 
In a lire with high wind he once happened to lose 'em, 
And the brilliant carbuncle he wore in his bosom. 
In these tangled forests the wolves used to roam. 
And howl through the woods when their whelps were half grown ; 
And well I remember Avhen my uncle Ben 
Brought three home alive, which he took from their den. 
And many a sheep, from their ravenous bite, 
Have had their blood sucked from their throats in one night. 
But a wolf-hunt is called from the neighboring tOAvns, 
They take up their march with a whoop and a hollo ! 
And a ring of sharp-shooters the mountain surrounds. 
The hounds take the lead, and the hunters aU follow ; 
But the wolves were too cunning, so hide in their den, 
Aaid never were seen by the hounds or the men. 
AU the game of the hunt is a great lazy bear, 
Whose flesh, when well roasted, the company share. 

But our mothers must now claim our especial attention. 
Mine was born one liunclred and two years ago, was married 
at sixteen, and, at the commencement of the Revolutionary- 
War, had four children. Notwithstanding this care on her 
hands, she was ready and willing to assist in getting the hay 
while my father was in the army ; and was also compelled to 
listen to the roar of the cannon, as it came from the plains of 
Bennington, where her husband was fighting the battles 
of his country's freedom. And I have heard old Mr. John- 
son say, that, on the 17th of June, seventy-seven years ago 
to-day, he was half-hilling his corn ; and, every time he 
stopped to rest on his hoe-handle, he could hear the distant 
roar of the cannon, which was then dealing death on the 
heights of Bunker Hill. These were times that truly tried 
men's souls, and women's souls too ; for they knew not but 
the very same cannon were making themselves widows, and 
their children fatherless. 

Biit fortitude, courage, and freedom were there, 
Which the men and the women must equally share. 

In the sentiment that has been read, allusion has been 
made to the old-fashioned pillion. These, in every sense of 
the word, were p/eoswre-carriages, and the only ones in use 
till 1818. In parties of pleasure, as well as of business, 
they were considered both safe and commodious. Dr. Caus- 
tic, who wrote more than fifty years ago, describing a fancy 
ball, says, — 

" My girl, the prettiest of a million, 
Shall ride behind me on a pillion." 



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And it was no unusual sight to see a couple start for a 
ball in that pleasant and cozy mode of conveyance. In one 
instance which I witnessed, a skittish horse was so frightened 
with the white dress, pink sash, and flowing ribbons of the 
ball-dress, that he could not be brought within six feet of 
the object of his fears ; but the young belle had the agility to 
leap from the top bar of a four-rail fence, and land herself 
safely on the pillion ; and, when her arm was fairly round 
the waist of her beaiv, there was no danger of being thrown ; 
for the more the horse reared, and the faster he cantered, the 
tighter she clung to the object of her affections. 

But a good substantial horse-block, with which every door- 
yard was furnished, the ascent and descent to and from these 
pleasure-carriages was rendered both easy and commodious. 
There was one always in repair at each end of the old meet- 
ing-house, for public use ; and I have heard my father say, 
that, when he and mother started from church, the old mare 
never broke her trot, up hill and down, till they got home. 
And, after the introduction of four-wheeled carriages, you 
could not persuade a prudent woman, who had for fifteen or 
twenty years enjoyed the safe and easy seat of a pillion, to 
expose herself to the danger and complicated movements of 
a wagon under the price of a broken neck. 

Our mothers also knew how to make bean-porridge, and 
always recommended it by example as well as precept. 
It was a standard dish for supper, and never produced the 
night-mare, which is the effect of many dishes now in use. 
It was a fancy dish too ; so much so as to be put into rhyme, 
and every child was taught to sing, — 

" Bean-porridge hot, bean-porridge cold, 
Bean-porridge in the pot nine days old ; " 

accompanied with clapping of hands with as much zest as 
" Old Dan Tucker " or " Uncle Ned " are at the present 
day. But, when I came upon the stage, bread and cider 
and milk-porridge took the place of the fancy dish of our 
fathers and mothers, and finally banished the porridge-pot 
from the chimney corner, where it usually stood with its 
contents unexhausted for at least nine days. 

The last view we shall take of our mothers must be at 
the musical spinning-wheel. There they spun but one 
thread at a time ; but that was a long one and a strong one. 
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a good old age. This, too, was even, smooth, strong, and 
endurmg ; never got tangled or snarled with the petty jars 
which too often disturb the votaries of a fashionable life. 

A daughter's outfit at her marriage, in those days, was 
considered incomplete without a spinning-wheel. And why 
should it not be, since, without that useful instrument of 
domestic industry, their children must have gone without 
sliirts. There were no " factory girls " then ; but all the 
women were manufactorj girls, and scarcely an article of 
clothing was used in the family that was not spun and wove 
by the skill and industry of females. There was no muslin 
to work but that made of flax and wool, no embroidery but 
that wrought in the checkered apron, no cushions to stuff" 
but the pillion, no gymnastics but the wheel and loom, no 
pound-cake to cook but that made of rye and Indian, no 
lacing cords but the woollen apron-strings. And what were 
the physical results? Why, rosy cheeks, sparkling eyes, 
vigorous minds, strong muscles, good appetite, hardy con- 
stitutions, courageous hearts, and kind souls. Compare the 
effeminacy of our present fashionable females with the hardy, 
healthy, enduring, and useful mothers of fifty years ago ; and 
then think what will be the helpless condition of the females 
of the next hundred years, if they suffer themselves to con- 
tinue under the deteriorating influence of custom, fashions, 
and the false pretensions of refinement. The persevering 
industry, the fi-ugal economy, the useful employment, and 
energy of character of our mothers ought to be written on 
the hearts of the present generation as an everlasting memo- 
rial of departed worth, and recorded in the town-records for 
an admonition to those who shall celebrate the next centen- 
nial festival of Dublin. 

But I have something more to say about the musical foot- 
wheel, the mention of which reminds me of a short chapter 
in my own history, which I beg the privilege to abbreviate. 

Forty-eight years ago I wrote a sonnet, describing the 
personal beauties, the mental accomplishments, but more 
particularly the industrious habits and admirable skill, of a 
certain young lady, with whose united charms I was more 
than half in love. She is probably present now, lives in 
this town, has a family of children, and no doubt makes a 
good wife. I must further add, that I never had the courage 
to show her the sonnet : had I done so, the destiny of both 
of us might have been materially altered through life. I 



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do not recollect all that I wrote of her domestic qualifica- 
tions ; but one couplet, relating to the foot-wheel, is still 
fresh in my memory, which I will repeat : — 

With merry heart I saw her twist off 
The magic thread from her pine distaff. 

I make this quotation from one of my juvenile produc- 
tions, not on account of its poetical beauties, or to refresh 
the memory of one I so much esteemed, but to show the 
high estimation in which the industrious and useful em- 
ployments of young ladies were held in former times, so 
much so as to be celebrated in songs and sonnets ; and I 
venture the assertion, that an expert performer on the foot- 
wheel, forty or fifty years ago, was as much toasted, compli- 
mented, and admired for her execution on that instrument, 
as the fashionable drummers on the modern piano are at the 
present day. 

Oh ! the kitchen was a delectable hall for such musical 
concerts. 

The boys dressed the flax, and the girls spun the tow, 

And the music of mother's foot- wheel was not slow. 

The flax on the bended pine distaff was spread. 

With squash-shell of water to moisten her thread. 

Such were the pianos our mothers woiild keep, 

Which they played on while spinning their children to sleep. 

My mother's, I'm sure, must have borne off the medal ; 

For she always was placing her foot on the pedal. 

The warp and the filling were piled in the room, 

Till the web was completed and fit for the loom. 

Then labor was pleasure, and industry smiled, 

While the wheel and the loom every trouble begtdled ; 

And here, at the distaff, the good wives were made, 

Where Solomon's precepts were fully obeyed. 

Dear Sir, — I intended to have been present at your cen- 
tennial celebration, and have prepared some remarks, by way 
of response to a sentiment sent me, for the occasion ; but 
numerous other avocations, I fear, will prevent my being 
present, though my sympathies will be with you. Should 
you deem them appropriate, you may cause them to be read, 
as the sentiments of E. Mokse. 

Walpole, June 14, 1852. 

7. Sixth sentiment : — 

" The late Rev. Edward Sprague, — As noted for liberality as for eccentricity. 
Generations unborn shall rise up, and bless his memory." 

Song — "Forget not the Dead," Ac. 



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Mr. Moses Corey, being present, remarked that he lived 
for a considei'able time in the family of Mr, Sprague, in a 
situation that gave him many opportunities of knowing his 
opinions, views, and feelings ; and he could testify, from 
his own knowledge, to the truth of the idea embodied in 
the above sentiment. He related several anecdotes illustra- 
tive of his liberality in religious opinions, as well as his 
eccentricity in common affairs. His religious views were 
different from those of most of the clergymen of his own 
denomination in the vicinity. 

8. Severith sentiment : — 

" Emigrants from Dublin, present and absent, — Scattered from Maine to 
California. May the principles here inculcated in youth prove a shield in the hour 
of trial, and make each one a fountain sending forth similar influences to others ! " 

Music by the Band. 

To this sentiment Mr. James G. Piper, of Boston, re- 
sponded as follows : — 

Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen, — In attempting 
to speak here, I labor under great disadvantages ; for this is 
a centennial meeting, embracing in its subjects for our con- 
sideration the events of a hundred years, nearly seventy of 
which had rolled their seasons past ere I was born. I stand 
before many who can discourse familiarly upon occurrences 
that passed under their immediate observation years before I 
had opened my eyes to the light of day, and were eye-wit- 
nesses to scenes of which I know nothing except by hearsay. 
Therefore I feel embarrassed, and more inclined to make my 
bow and sit down than to proceed. But I know you are 
kind and indulgent, and will pardon me for being born so 
late in the century, and make all just allowance for my 
youth and inexperience. In making my speech, I suppose 
I ought to begin at the beginning, in the year one of the 
town. But here I am baffled in the outset ; for I cannot 
look back thirty years before things appear so shady and 
indistinct, that I can scarcely discern a single object. One 
step farther, and I am completely befogged ; and any attempt 
at exploration is as fruitless as the search for Sir John 
Franklin. 

But the " emigrants from Dublin " have been kindly 
noticed here ; and it so happens that I am one of that class, 
resident down in the Old Bay State ; a State in some re- 
spects second to none in the Union, and which we venerate 



68 PROCEEDINGS. 

next to our own good Granite State ; for it is the native State 
of many of our ancestors. There is Plymouth Rock ; there, 
too, are Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill ; and this day 
is not only the anniversary of the settlement of this town, 
but likewise of the battle of Bunker Hill. Since then, how 
changed ! Before the settler's axe, the primeval forests have 
bowed ; and their ashes now fertilize the soil you cultivate. 
The thunder-drums of war have beat and ceased. The old 
heroes are gone. 

" They sleep their last sleep ; 
They have fought their last battle ; 
No sound can awake them to glory again." 

But the glory of theii- deeds shall last, and their names be 
surrounded with a halo of glory ; and such a fame shall be 
theirs as before them no mortals had won. 

Yes, I am a son of Dublin, and love to be asked where I 
hail from. I always answer promptly. Once, when a resi- 
dent in Worcester, Mass., a man there, a native of the north 
part of the State, said to me, by way of a wipe, that he did 
not see how it happened that such a hard, hilly place ever 
became settled. I answered that many of the first settlers 
came fi'om Massachusetts, having too much enterprise to stay 
there, especially in the part where his father lived. I did 
not wish to be uncivil ; but we all know that either State 
has plenty of hills and rocks, and produces abundance of 
spoonhunt and mulleins. But people are not to be judged 
by soil and climate alone : their churches and school-houses 
are to be noticed ; and Dublin has them both, and they 
have their influence upon the people. The farms here are 
not so productive as in some other parts, nor do the people 
boast of their- interest-money and stocks ; yet the Savings 
Bank at Keene and Freeman's Bank at Boston have their 
Dublin depositors and shareholders. But, if Dublin is such 
a good place, why do so many leave it, and even go back to 
Massachusetts, which the enterprise of their ancestors led 
them to leave ? Since this town was settled, great changes 
have taken place. Railroads have been built from city to 
city, and into the heart of the country, and we have been 
induced to try our luck abroad ; but I confess, come to 
return, and see how well off" those are we left, how inde- 
pendent and easy they live, I am almost sorry I ever left ; 
for, after all, in the words of Burns, — 



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" There's nac hame like the hame o' youth, 
Nae ither land sae fair ; 
Nae ither faces look sae kind 
As the smilin' faces there." 

An old Scotch lady, who was born during the passage of 
her parents to this country, used to say she was not born on 
the Eastern nor the Western Continent, nor anywhere else 
on the face of the earth. Now, I think it quite unfortunate 
not to be born somewhere on the face of the earth ; and I 
am thankful, in the first place, that I had the good luck to 
be born somewhere, and, in the second place, that I was 
born in so good a place as Dublin. 

But whither have the emigrants from Dublin gone ? The 
east, the west, the north, the south, can answer. To trace 
their paths, you must stretch away over yonder Green Moun- 
tain ridge, that floats, as it were, against the sky of your 
western horizon ; over the Alleghanies, to the prairies of the 
far-distant "West ; out among the Middle States, and down 
among the sunny Southern ; ay, follow the banks of the 
River Platte till you have crossed Nebraska, and reached 
the Uocky Mountains ; pass through the gorge, and traverse 
the wild Indian deserts, where not a sound strikes the ear 
save the yell of the savage, or yelp of the kiota ; and pass 
over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, down among the golden 
gulches of California ; and even there shall you find Dublin 
represented. Her sons have traversed the Eastern Ocean and 
the Western Ocean ; doubled Cape Horn, and doubled Good 
Hope ; sailed all around the globe ; and long ago would 
have been to the moon, had any conveyance thither been 
discovered. It is quite evident that the character of the 
natives of Dublin is somewhat migratory ; but I am sure 
none will ever forget or cease to venerate his native town ; 
and may those good principles early inculcated ever guide 
them, whether at home or abroad, on the ocean or the 
land ! 

Finally, Mr. President, and fathers and mothers, sisters 
and brothers, in closing allow me to propose — The Progress 
of Dublin. 

If, at the centennial which we now celebi'ate, we can look 
back to the past and perceive progress, may those who shall 
celebrate the next, while, like the sleepers in yonder green 
graveyard, we, too, shall be sleeping, look back to still 
greater ; and so may this progress go on, from century to cen- 
tury, through all coming time, till time itself shall cease ! 



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Letter from Mr. Charles WfiittemcA-e. 

New York, 9th of June, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — Yours of the 31st ult., inviting my lady 
and self to attend your celebration, was duly received. 

In ordinary times we should not have failed to comply 
with your kind invitation. It would have afforded us great 
pleasure to meet our old townsfolks, and commemorate the 
hundredth year of the settlement of our native town. But 
circumstances, which I need not detail, will not permit us 
to do so. 

A thought, however, has struck me, that I can do some- 
thing to make the people who may assemble, glad on this 
occasion. I therefore propose to send, on Friday or Satur- 
day next, a barrel of syrup suitable for lemonade, which 
will make from 250 to 800 gallons of pleasant drink. I 
will send it by railroad to Keene, directed to Jonathan K. 
Smith, Esq., Dublin, N. H. 

Permit me to offer as a sentiment, — 

" The Good People of my Native Mountain Home. — May temperance in all 
things, and especially in strong drinks, prevail among all, both old and young." 

Your Friend, 

Charles Whittemore. 

J. K. Smith, A. H. Fisk, R. N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation. 



The syrup mentioned in the foregoing letter was duly 
received, and contributed not a little to the comfort and 
pleasure of the occasion. The heat of the weather made it 
peculiarly grateful to the taste of the people. There was 
more than sufficient for the wants of the multitude of thirsty 
men, women, and children, who were present. 

J. K. Smith offered the following sentiment : — 

" Our Pleasant Beverage from New York. — Like prosperity, the sweet alone 
would cloy us; like adversity, the acid alone would be unendurable: properly min- 
gled, just adapted to our natures, — pleasant, grateful, refreshing." 



Letter of Mr. James J. Perry. 

South Danvers, Mass., June 8, 1852. 
Your circular, tendering your very polite and cordial invita- 
tion to attend your centennial celebration, was duly received. 
It would give us the highest satisfaction, could we be present 



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and participate in the festivities of the day. We might there 
meet, greet, and take by the hand, many that were long our 
youthful companions in by-gone days. But Danvers has a 
similar celebration (her two hundredth) the day before ; and 
it is impossible to be present at both. 
I propose as a sentiment — 

" Dublin. — May she have many sons and daughters ' to rise up, and call her 

Respectfully yours, 

Jas. J. Perry. 

Messrs. Smith, Fisk, and Porter. 

Letter of Rev. James Tisdale. 

Shdtesbury, June 11, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — We are much obliged to you for an invi- 
tation to attend the centennial celebration at Dublin ; but 
my health at present is hardly adequate to the duties that 
devolve upon me, and that must be our excuse for non- 
attendance. 

That it would be highly gratifying to us both to be pre- 
sent, we need not say. Six years we resided in Dublin. 
During that time, we formed many interesting acquaintances, 
and received many kind expressions of regard. Some who 
have departed this life are cherished in our recollection ; and 
others that are living have not been forgotten. The industry 
of the inhabitants, the well-disciplined schools, and well- 
conducted lyceum, are remembered by us. And, if the 
providence of God had permitted us to be present on the 
17th of June, it could not have failed to be an interesting 
day to us, as it must be to great numbers that will be 
present. 

Allow me to present the following sentiment : — 

"To THE Youth of Dublin. —Would you be favored, blessed, successful, and 
influential, be obedient to your parents, attentive to the aged, respectful to your 
superiors, and kind to all." 

AVe present our special respects to the members of the 
Committee, and kind remembrance to friends and acquaint- 
ances. 

In behalf of Mrs. Tisdale and myself, 

James Tisdale, 

Col. Jonathan K. Smith, Asa II. Fisk, Esq., 
Dr. Ransom N. Porter. 



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Letter from Dr. Ambrose Lawrence. 

Lowell, June 4, 1852. 

Messrs., — Your favor of the 31st ult, inviting me to be 
present at the " First Centennial of Dubhn," was duly 
received. 

I can only return you, gentlemen, my sincere thanks for 
your kindness in extending your invitation to me, once an 
unworthy resident of your town. Previous engagements, 
requiring my presence elsewhere on that day, will, I hope, 
be considered a sufficient excuse for what would seem almost 
a duty. 

Allow me to conclude by offering you, as a sentiment, — 

" Dublin. — She has passed one hundred years in prosperity: may she never pass 
one year of adversity." 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

Ambrose Lawrence. 

To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 
Committee. 



9. Eighth sentiment : — 

•'Natives of Dublin who hate not Emigrated. — The grandeur and beauty 
of our natural scenery, and the superior advantages for moral, social, and intellectual 
culture, have outweighed in our minds the splendor of the city and the fertility of the 
prairie, and induced us to cluster around the old hearthstone and the graves of our 
fathers and kindred." 

A Glee — "Home." 



10. Ninth sentiment : — 

" Our Clergymen. — While we would duly honor all who have held the sacred 
office among us, we gratefully recognize one, who, at his decease, contributed liberally 
of his wealth for the intellectual, moral, and religious improvement of future genera- 
tions; and another, who long has been, and still is, drawing freely from the treasures 
of his head and heart to promote the same great object." 

Rev. Levi W. Leonard spoke in substance as follows : — 
Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen, — I am called upon 
to respond to the sentiment just read. The first clergyman 
of this town was the Pev. Joseph Farrar. He was ordained 
here fourscore years ago this very month, twenty years after 
the date of the first settlement, one year after the town was 
incorporated. Few persons now living here ever saw him. 
That he was well qualified for his office, so far as learning 
and piety were concerned, has been often certified to me by 
persons who knew him in the days of his residence in this 



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town. During the first two years of his ministry, we have 
reason to beheve that he was a successful and acceptable 
preacher and pastor. But ill health wrought a change in 
him, which was manifested by a partial aberration of intel- 
lect. He entertained strange and unfounded suspicions with 
regard to the conduct of some of his flock. On the side of 
the hill back of the old church, he built a small house, and 
there lived, for a time, alone. Such difficulties arose, in 
consequence of his singular conduct, that his services were 
deemed no longer useful. A council was called ; and, upon 
his request, a dismission was granted, at the end of the 
fourth year of his ministry. 

The successor of Mr. Farrar was the Eev. Edward Sprague. 
Although nearly thirty-five years have elapsed since his 
decease, yet many of you who are now present have seen 
his face and heard his voice. During the space of forty 
years, he was the minister of the Congregational Society of 
Dublin. In the first half of his ministry, it is evident, from 
what was stated in the address at the grove, that he was 
straitened in pecuniary means. But at length, by inheriting 
a portion of his father's estate, he became rich. He then 
relinquished his salary ; and, during sixteen years, he sup- 
plied the pulpit, and performed other duties of his office, 
neither asking nor receiving any pay. 

That he felt deeply in his heart for the welfare of the 
people of Dublin, cannot be doubted. With small excep- 
tion, he bequeathed them his whole property. To the society 
of which he was pastor, he gave a specified sum ; and the rest 
for the benefit of the common schools. 

In the changes of circumstances, interests, and feelings, 
which are ever taking place, it is too common for the grateful 
remembrance of departed benefactors to become fainter and 
fainter, till, at length, little is retained besides their names. 

The character of Mr, Sprague, drawn by the hand of a 
personal friend, is inscribed on the monument erected over 
the spot where his mortal part was laid in the earth. As you 
repair to that field where the dead repose, and there recall 
the memory of the friends who have gone before you, you 
will not fail, on some such occasions, to read the words 
chiselled in hard lines upon that marble slab. Let such an 
act awaken in your hearts a deep feeling of gratitude and a 
lively sense of obligation. But grateful feelings and kind 
remembrances are not all that we owe to such a benefactor. 



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It is our duty, so far as we can with truth, to defend his 
reputation, and especially to remove those misapprehensions 
which, in his case, have widely prevailed. 

Persons whose characters are marked by striking pecu- 
liarities are very liable to be judged erroneously. Their 
deviation from the common forms of society exposes them to 
be considered as wrong in intention, when wrong is far from 
their thoughts. During the whole course of Mr. Sprague's 
education, he mingled very little with the world around him. 
From unacquaintance with the ways and manners of a life in 
the country, and having never been trained in the methods 
of New England thrift-making, he was exposed to being 
easily overreached in such business-transactions as were 
necessaiy in his domestic arrangements ; and there were not 
wanting persons who would remind him that he had been 
cheated in a bargain or purchase. This rendered him some- 
what suspicious of those with whom he had dealings ; and 
his ways of protecting himself were apt to partake of his 
peculiar characteristics. 

During the period of Mr. Sprague's ministry, it was almost 
universal with those who made public donations for educa- 
tional purposes, to establish academies, or to found professor- 
ships in colleges, which should bear their names ; and many 
persons, no doubt, thought it strange that a wealthy clergy- 
man should so far mistake the interest of his fame with 
posterity as to bequeathe his property for the support of 
common schools. But what has been the result of subse- 
quent inquiry in reference to tliis subject ? Public opinion 
has undergone a change. Although academies and colleges 
are still duly valued, yet common schools, through the 
efficient labors of Horace Mann, are deemed not less impor- 
tant ; and, as in them the mass of the people are to be 
instructed and trained, they are regarded by many as of 
higher importance. It was the deliberate opinion of Mr. 
Sprague, formed long before his last sickness, that the 
improvement of common schools was an object of such 
moment as to deserve the special aid and countenance of the 
friends of education. He decided, therefore, in favor of 
common schools. 

For this decision, the successive generations of Dubhn 
will warmly cherish his memory. They will not forget that 
he sacrificed the common ambition of having his name 
attached to a single institution, and bequeathed the largest 



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portion of his estate for increasing the efficiency and useful- 
ness of those unobtrusive seminaries in which the minds and 
hearts of the children and youth who dwell here may be 
formed, we will hope and pray, for righteousness on earth, 
and blessedness in heaven. 

Of the Rev. Elijah Willard, the first pastor of the Baptist 
Church, I can say that all my intercourse and communication 
with him was friendly and pleasant, and such as to make me 
regard him as a faithful Christian minister, seeking the sal- 
vation of the people of his charge. His fervency and sym- 
pathy with the afflicted on funeral occasions are well known 
to many, both of his own people, and of other inhabitants of 
the town. To si)eak more particularly of his character and 
success as a pastor and preacher, belongs to others more than 
to myself. It is enough for me to say, that, after a ministry 
of nearly forty years, he came to his grave at the advanced 
age of eighty-eight ; and that, as a clergyman and a citizen, 
we believe he will be kindly remembered by all who become 
acquainted with his character and services. 

Of the other clergymen who have labored in this town as 
ministers of the gospel of Christ during my residence here, 
all are living, so far as I know, except the Rev. Samuel 
Harris. He preached for the First Trinitarian Congrega- 
tional Society some two or three years. He had been settled 
at Windham, in this State. Though his period of service 
here was short, yet he is remembered as a man of an amia- 
ble, substantial character ; a ]3reacher of fair ability, but too 
distrustful of himself to gain marked attention, yet well 
esteemed by all who knew him. 

Of the living clergymen, and of myself, I shall say nothing. 
Some, indeed, are not present, whose faces we should be glad 
to see on this occasion. But our days of service are not yet 
ended. Ere long, however, we shall all pass from time to 
eternity. While our days are drawing to their close, we 
may be permitted to indulge the hope that we shall not be 
wholly forgotten by those for whom it has been our duty to 
labor as ministers of Christ ; and, were we to put up together 
a prayer to the Father of all, we should, I doubt not, all 
unite in beseeching him to endue you with wisdom from on 
high, and to enable you so to improve your social, educa- 
tional, and religious privileges, that, when you go hence, 
you may be greeted with " a welcome to the joy of your 
Lord." 



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Cincinnati, 0., June 12, 1852. 
Dear Sirs, — It would have given me true pleasure to have 
been present at your first centennial celebration ; and I thank 
you for your kind invitation. But the occasion comes too 
early in the season for my acceptance of it ; and I must 
content myself with this very imperfect acknowledgment of 
your remembrance, A host of pleasing memories surrounds 
the name of Dublin ; and, whenever I entered the town — 
as I have done how many, many times, in days departed, 
and hallowed in the heart and memory — to exchange with 
that most excellent pastor who is one of the high priests of 
New Hampshire in more senses than one, a purer air, 
morally as well as physically, seemed to surroimd me and 
exhilarate me. All praise and honor to the noble towns of 
education, temperance, religion, freedom, righteousness, and 
peace, in New England, of which yours is one of the purest, 
highest, and most celebrated, where the least has been done 
by nature, and the most has been done by man ! The glory 
of the workmen is their work. I give you, then, as a 
sentiment, — 

"Dublin. — 'A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid; ' and this one need not 
hide, ought not to bo hid, and cannot be hid." 

INIost respectfully, your friend, 

A. A. LiVERMORE. 

To Messrs. FisK, Smith, and Porter. 

11. Tenth sentiment : — 

" Our Sabbath Schools, — Moulding the plastic minds of our youth ; so that, by 
divine aid, they may become • vessels of honor ' in the Christian church." 

Rev. Samuel F. Clark, of Athol, Mass., a native of 
Dublin, made the following remarks : — 

If I am not mistaken, Mr. President and friends, it was 
in this town that the boy in the field, when tauntingly inter- 
rogated by a passing stranger with the inquiry, " What do 
you raise on these barren hills ? " aptly responded, " Our 
soil is rather hard and cold and broken, and we can raise 
little else ; so we build school-houses, and raise mew." 

Some towns excel in agriculture, some in mechanical, and 
some in commercial piirsuits. Ours has gained distinction 
in neither of these. The branch of enterprise in which this 
town has been most successful is that of " raising men." 
"We do not claim among her sons and daughters many who 
are noted for what is deemed a high eminence. But Ave do 



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claim that those who have been nurtured on these hills have 
attained to a high level of intelligence, enterprise, and virtue. 
Other towns may boast of more great names ; but very few, 
indeed, can offer so high a standard of general excellence as 
must be indisputably conceded to this. While it is true of 
those born here, that few have been known to fame, it is 
also true that fewer have been known to infamy. As few 
have occupied places of rank in business, literature, or the 
professions ; so there have been few who have been drones 
in society, and burdens to the community. No town can 
rejoice in greater freedom from such incumbrances than this. 
Those who have remained here, or have gone out from their 
native town, have generally been industrious, enterprising 
citizens ; such as society always relies upon for supjDort, and 
of whom it may well be said, at last, " The world has been 
better for their having lived in it." It is in the nurture and 
culture of such citizens that this town has gained a no 
unenviable distinction. 

And now, Mr. President, permit me to advert to the 
cause of this very desirable success ; and, in doing so, it is 
presumed that the generation wliich is passing away will 
excuse it in us, as one of the pardonable foibles of youth, if 
we assume that this distinction is of modern attainment ; 
nor will you, Mr. President, I presume, take exception, if 
I search no farther back for tliis cause than our minds 
may be borne by the sentiment to which I am called to 
respond. 

No town, it is believed, has enjoyed a more happy sabbath- 
school influence than has been exerted here for the last 
thirty years ; and we doubt not that to this influence may 
be attributed no small degree of the excellence of character 
which we who are emigrants are always proud to hear 
ascribed to the home of our childhood. Of course, in 
making this remark, I do not forget the high grade of our 
common-schools, nor by whose influence they have been thus 
elevated ; but of their- success it is not to-day my province 
to speak. I may say, however, that the most favored means 
for intellectual culture can avail nothing desirable, unless 
such culture be accompanied with proper moral and religious 
instruction ; and I am happy to add, that here the two have 
been most happily combined and directed by the same guar- 
dian-influence. 

Of the Sunday-schools of Dublin, T am familiarlv ac- 



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quainted with but one, and consequently am not able to 
speak of the statistics or success of the others. This I 
regret ; but I trust there is some one present who is able to 
do them ample justice. To the seasons which I have spent 
in the school connected Avith the First Parish, I shall always 
revert as among the most profitable and fondly cherished 
hours of my childhood and youth ; and these associations are 
all the more dear to me, because she who so amiably shares 
my truest affections ever turns as fondly as myself to these 
scenes of her early and later religious imj)ressions. 

This school was established in the year 1823, and num- 
bered, at that time, one hundi'ed and twenty-two pupils, of 
whom but seventeen are now residents of the town. It has 
continued to flourish from that time to this under the care 
of the same devoted pastor, and many of the same faithful 
friends, who cherished its incipient growth. It now em- 
braces one hundred and sixty pupils, which is not far from 
its usual number. A very gratifying feature in tliis school 
is the unusual number of young ladies and gentlemen who 
are constant in their attendance upon its instructions ; and, 
indeed, in all its desirable features, I may safely say, this 
excels any of the very many similar schools with which my 
experience as a teacher, superintendent, and jDastor, has given 
me an acquaintance, both in the country and the city. Con- 
sequently, its influence upon the young has been marked, so 
much so as to be observable to strangers ; and I remember 
that an old gentleman of high respectability in an adjoining 
town once remarked to me, that he always knew when he had 
crossed the line between the towns by the deportment of the 
boys ; for, said he, the last boy, as a traveller passes in, is 
sure to thi-ow a stone after his carriage, while the first boy 
he meets in Dublin is as sure to take off his hat and make a 
bow. Experience in various places has convinced me, that 
this is but a fair illustration of the happy success of our 
sabbath-schools. 

And what, now, may we ask, is the secret of the superior 
influence of this school ? For such results do not come by 
chance. 

Undoubtedly the secret is traceable to more than one 
cause. Connected with this school have been devoted su- 
perintendents and faitliful teachers, without whose aid very 
little could have been attained ; but all these, we venture to 
affirm, will concede to another the higher wisdom and devo- 



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tion which have been the directing influence over this and 
the common-schools. No pastor has ever devoted himself 
more assiduously to the culture of the young, or done more 
for their improvement, than he who has just left this stand, 
and who, in his remarks, has been too modest to say any 
thing of himself; but to whom, for his untuing efforts in 
our behalf, we who have grown up under his care owe a 
lasting debt of gratitude. 

I will not now speak of the superior intellectual, moral, 
and religious influence which his public teaching and social 
intercourse have shed over the young in this town ; for that 
is obvious to all. But there are other means which have 
been prodigally used for our benefit, and yet so modestly 
that I fear few of us have ever been sensible of their 
origin. 

I am sure that I need not remind very many who hear 
me, how, when we were children, we used to repair to the 
minister's study, in the old tavern-house, wdiich is soon to 
give place to the new church, — a fitting spot, already conse- 
crated in our memories by the associations to which I allude, 
— for those little books which his personal kindness always 
provided so liberally to culture our early love for reading. 
Thus were those books, furnished at his expense, carried 
into almost every family in town, till, at length, they at- 
tracted the attention of a practising physician. Dr. Cai'ter, 
who, perceiving their happy influence, took the matter in 
hand, and soon induced the people to establish the present 
juvenile library. The three hundred books then already in 
circulation were presented by the minister ; and from this 
gratuitous nucleus has grown this library, which now num- 
bers nearly two thousand volumes, and w^hich, under the 
direction of its librarian,* has done more than any other 
influence to mould the acknowledged intellectual character 
of this tow^n. 

Neither is it necessary for me to remind those w^ho have 
been pupils in this Sunday-school of the annual present of 
books which has been awarded to each scholar since the first 
organization of the school. But perhaps all may not be 
aware, that, for these, they have been chiefly indebted to 
him who has just declined saying any thing of what he has 
done himself, as they are also for all the manuals which have 
been used in the school for thirty years. 



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I am aware, that, were I to wait for his permission before 
divulging these facts to the public, I should be obliged to 
wait till the next centennial ; so I have deferred asking it ; 
nor do I think we are under any obligations to consult him 
at all in this matter. 

I have lately had occasion to refer to the records of the 
library and the Sunday-school ; and, in looking them over, 
my eye rested on some items of expenses which modesty 
ought not longer to be allowed to conceal. I will not say 
that I obtained the perusal of these records under false 
pretences, because that would hardly be honorable to my- 
self. But I can say that I did not avow my whole purpose 
in requesting a sight at them ; for it was not necessary to do 
so ; and besides, if I had, my principal design in seeking 
access to them, which was to be able to show the pecuniary 
expense which the pastor of this school has incurred for the 
library and the school, might have been defeated. The 
result of my investigations and inquiries may be told in few 
words. The money paid by the minister for the three hun- 
dred books first given to the library, together with subsequent 
donations, would, if put at interest at the time of the several 
donations, amount now to more than |510 ; nor does this 
include the expense of paper for covering the library, wliich, 
together with the whole care of the books for thirty years, 
has been a gratuitous oifering of the librarian. I find also 
that the money which the pastor has paid annually for 
manuals and presents for one hundi'ed and fifty or sixty 
scholars of the sabbath-school, if put at interest at the time 
of the several payments, would now amount to upwards of 
$1,114, which, added to the sum expended on the library, 
swells the amount of his free-will offering for the benefit of 
his pupils to the large sum of $1,624. 

In these facts, the reflecting mind will not fail to discover 
the secret of the uncommon success of this school, and of the 
high excellence which this town has attained in consequence. 
Nor do these figures reveal our pastor's beneficence in 
but a single department of his numerous spheres of useful- 
ness. I say our pastor ; because, when he was settled here, 
and when he commenced these plans of usefulness, he was 
the pastor of the town. There are others who can testify to 
similar deeds from the same hand. Nor have I yet an- 
nounced all I might reveal ; but I forbear the rest, as well 
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Allow me now, Mr. President, to close these remarks with 
the following sentiment ; in offering which, I do not forget 
the former minister of this society, who has been remem- 
bered with gratitude here to-day, nor yet others, present and 
absent, who have contributed of theii' means for the benefit 
of this town ; but, with many thanks to them all for their 
liberality, allow me to offer — 

" The Town of Bridgetvater, Mass. — Our pastor's native place ; Dublin's 
greatest benefactor." 

12. Eleventh sentiment : — 

" Our Common Schools. — Under the guidance of one who has ever pointed 
onward and *led the way,' they have risen from 'the District School as it was,' to a 
condition of which we have no cause to be ashamed." 

Jeremiah Bemis, Jr., Esq., now of Weathersfield, Vt., a 
native son of Dublin, and a veteran teacher of thirty-seven 
terms, responded in the following remarks : — 

Mr. President, — In connection with a few words referring 
to the invaluable services of " one who has led the way " so 
successfully and so honorably for more than thirty years, I 
hojie you will not deem it inappropriate for me to allude to 
" the District School as it was " between the years 1795 and 
1817. 

During fifteen of the seventeen terms of my attendance 
as a scholar in Dublin, and three terms of the eight in 
Marlborough, my teachers were of the former town. I do 
not remember hearing any one say, that either of them was 
unfaithful in teaching, did not sustain good order, or, in 
reclaiming delinquents, preferred not other expedients to 
corporal inflictions ; but, when the former had been unavail- 
able, it was then to be expected that their belief in the 
utility of the latter would be practically manifested. And 
may we not conclude that the other schools in town were 
as well conducted ? 

The terms were generally not so long as to prevent the 
employment of an instructor in two districts in the same 
winter ; and some scholars attended other schools, when their 
own were not in operation. 

Some of the school-houses were old and inconveniently 

constructed ; others, though recently erected, and far more 

convenient and comfortable than their predecessors, contained 

seats and desks fashioned after a faulty model. In one of 

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them was a stove, in which dry fuel was consumed ; and, 
in each of the others which I had been in, a brick fireplace, 
mostly supplied with green wood. But few of the books 
were well adapted to the end designed ; and stationery 
consisted not of "first-rate articles." No apparatus was 
furnished to facilitate improvement ; nor a well-regulated 
clock, to indicate to idle or tardy scholars precious and 
inestimable time lost by them for ever, and also to admonish 
the teacher if he came in too late. 

Omitting other inconveniences, which caused, apparently, 
but few if any discouragements, I wish to observe, that, 
were I to form an opinion of the kindness of parents and 
others' to teachers, the punctual attendance, studiousness, 
good deportment, and improvement of scholars, in all the 
districts in Dublin, by my experience, as an instructor during 
eleven terms, in Jive of them, I should say, their worthy 
efibrts tended, in no small degree, to encourage teachers in 
discharging their duties. 

And now, sir, allow me to say, that, while the " common- 
schools " have been " under the guidance " of the " one " to 
whom the sentiment refers, the light of science has been 
copiously diffused, the "way" brilliantly illuminated, school- 
terms lengthened, commodious school-houses built, and suit- 
able books, including the Scriptures, used therein, — all 
obstacles, perhaps, removed; and "they have risen" to their 
present eminent " condition." 

BQs thorough knowledge of " the way ; " liis excellent 
character, that won the confidence, esteem, and respect of 
those under " his guidance ; " his costly, gratuitous library ; 
his oral and printed " Lectures on the Present Condition and 
Wants of Common Schools," and on other topics connected 
with them ; approved school-books, of which he is the 
author ; his exertions, as a member of the Board of Super- 
intending School Committee, from year to year ; and the aid 
of " the Giver of every good and perfect gift," — are some 
of his means applied in the accomplishment of his noble 
purpose. 

Superintending and prudential committees ; successful in- 
structors of the " schools ; " parents and guardians who 
subject their children and wards to judicious family govern- 
ment, who discountenance the reading of such books and 
prints as are mentally and morally detrimental ; the munifi- 
cent bequest of the late Rev. E. Sprague for the annual 



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benefit of the common-schools of this town ; they who exem- 
plify their detestation of all intoxicating drinks as a beverage, 
and their abhorrence of the habitual use of other banes 
which enervate the mind, and partially or totally unfit it for 
the reception of useful knowledge ; those whose influence is 
against the " sum of all villany," and in favor of the "higher 
law ; " and all who have " stayed up his hands " whilst he 
has " pointed onward," or who have otherwise effectually 
contributed to the progression, — these are such as (" under 
his guidance ") have aided, either directly or indirectly, the 
" one who has ever pointed onward, and ' led the way ' from 
' the District School as it was ' to a condition of which we 
have no cause to be ashamed," 

We are not, however, to infer that' the schools ever 
incurred " shame " whilst moving " onivard,^^ or that they 
will avoid it when not doing so. 

If some, ascending the " hill of science," should imagine 
themselves near its summit, and desire unnecessary repose, 
the " one who " still leads " the way " would kindly and 
immediately dispel the illusion ; or, should others be satisfied 
with their present condition, and therefore wish to attain no 
higher one, he would remind them of the certainty of their 
retrogression, and consequent " sJiame,^' unless they keep 
constantly moving " onivard.^' 

But they will doubtless continue to follow their leader. 
Rev. L. W. Leonard, D.D., till called to receive, as his 
reward, " a crown of glory that fadeth not away." 

Remarks of Rev. George F. Clark, of Norton, Mass. : — ■ 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, — I feel impressed 
to add a few words to what has ah-eady been said in relation 
to your Common Schools. Too much cannot be said in 
their praise ; for no man can estimate — yea, no man can 
conceive — the influence they have exerted upon the young 
of your town, and are destined to exert upon future gene- 
rations. 

Grand and picturesque as ai-e your hills ; surpassingly 
beautiful and enchanting as is yonder lake ; noble and 
majestic as is Monadnoc, that " old mountain-king," rearing 
aloft his bold head to the clouds, — yet far surpassing all 
these, and interesting above them all, to the patriot and the 
philanthropist, stand your common-schools, — those beacon 
lights that bestud, like glittering emeralds, your rocky hills. 



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and cast their mild radiance over your sequestered valleys, — 
the noblest, the grandest feature of this rough, this rugged 
place. Yes, Mr. President, it is not your hills and valleys, 
your mountains and lakes, but your public schools, that 
have given you a name in the world, — that have immor- 
talized your town. But, sir, how happens it, that this 
secluded mountain-town, shut out, in a great measure, from 
the world at large, and possessing few of the educational 
advantages of more favored districts, should possess schools 
so excellent as to become models for the surrounding towns, 
if not for the whole State ? There is — there must be — a 
cause for this. Do you suppose, sir, that you or I would 
ever have heard of Ban de la Roche, if Oberlin had not 
dwelt there ? And how many, think you, would have 
heard of Dublin schools, if our Oberlin had not come among 
us ? Yes, the " sentiment," to which I respond, tells the 
truth, — gives the secret of the whole matter, — when it 
says, "Under the guidance of" him, "they have arisen" to 
the high position they now occupy. Truly, as I can testify 
from my own experience, having been both a pupil and a 
teacher in your schools, he " has ever pointed onward, and 
led the way." For thirty years, a faithful Palinurus, he has 
stood at the helm. When he came here a stranger, he saw 
in vision what is now a reality. Many were the obstacles 
that stood in the way of his success. But, Columbus-like, 
he has surmounted them all, and anchored, at last, at the 
St. Salvador of his hopes. Through his untiring perseve- 
rance, "The District School as it was " has given place to 
those " of which you have no cause to be ashamed," of 
which you may justly be proud. 

It may perhaps be said, that "the noble bequest of a 
former minister is the cause of the present prosperity of your 
schools." That, no doubt, has had its influence. But 
money alone could never have produced the results now 
living before our eyes. Others, no doubt, have been worthy 
coadjutors. But to the efforts of liim who for thirty years 
has been Chairman of your Superintending Committee, your 
schools mainly owe their elevated character. Frequent 
visits to the schools, addresses to the cliildren, private con- 
versation with the people, public lectures in the community 
on the subject of education, are among the means he used to 
accomplish the end designed. Again, the school-books he 
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cause, have done much to awaken an interest in both parents 
and children.* Silently, and without ostentation, he has 
done his work. You owe to him a debt of gratitude you can 
never repay. And, if you are deeply sensible you owe it, 
from my knowledge of the man, I am sure he will ask no 
other recompense. 

My earliest recollections go back only to about the time 
when our revered friend, to whom I have alluded, came 
here, and gave a new impetus to the cause of general 
intelligence. 

On the extreme borders of the town, near where there is 
now a flourishing village, in an old dilapidated dwelling- 
house, with rough slabs taken from my grandfather's saw- 
mill for seats, and these upheld by sticks driven into large 
auger-holes, with nothing to support the feeble backs of the 
feeble-minded boys and girls that sat thereon, I first made 
my " bow " to the " school-marm," and placed my feet upon 
the lowest round of "the ladder of learning." On one side 
of the room, thus strangely metamorphosed into a " Temple 
of Science," were ranged the long " dressers ; " where the 
good dame of the house, with exquisite taste, had been 
accustomed to display her pewter platters and wooden plates, 
her brown earthern mugs and iron spoons ; while underneath 
were the noble cupboards, where time and again she had 
stored the bean porridge and hasty pudding, — those choice 
viands of a former generation. And well I remember, that 
some luckless youngsters, for childish pranks deemed hostile 
to the peace and dignity of the place, would be elevated to 
those rather high seats for " little shavers," or shut up in 
the dark abodes beneath ; no doubt to typify the elevated 
positions they were destined to attain in the world, or the 
low and dark condition that awaited them, according to the 

* He first gave us "The Literary and Scientific Class-book," — a work that never 
was duly appreciated by the public generally, but which did much to create, in 
the young of this town, a thirst for useful and instructive books. I well remem- 
ber with what eagerness I devoured its pages, even before I was deemed old enough 
to enter the "classes " for which it was "designed." Soon afterwards came " The 
Sequel to the Easy Lessons," which is even now outliving, because intrinsically more 
valuable than, most books of more modern date. A few years later, the young 
gladly received " The North American Spelling-book." This, in its plan and 
adaptation to the end designed, is far superior to any book, of like character, with 
which I am acquainted. I know of no other book, whose reading and spelling 
lessons are so admirably graded to the footsteps of the youthful mind. Still later, 
we have an " Analysis of the Elementary Sounds of the English Language," with 
an accompanying " Chart," — a work long needed, and earnestly called for, in our 
schools, and, like every thing else, emanating from the same source, " perfect and 
entire, wanting nothing." 



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thickness of the case that enclosed their "mental apparatus." 
Split sticks were sometimes placed upon our tongues and 
ears, probably (for I could never fully understand their sig- 
nificance) to teach us, poor urchins, that we must neither 
tell, nor listen to, idle tales in school. 

The school-books of that day were "few and far between." 
And apparatus, for illustrating any of the studies pursued, 
would have been deemed as great an innovation as, a short 
time before, was the introduction of choirs into our meeting- 
houses. In fact, almost the only apparatus I remember to 
have seen in the schools, during my connection with them 
as a pupil, was the ferule and the birch, with the occasional 
addition of "green-hide." With these, the pedagogues of 
both sexes were accustomed to stimulate the latent energies 
of the scholars, give not a very gentle jog to their memories, 
and quicken their tardy steps up the difficult heights they 
essayed to climb. And I think I have some indistinct recol- 
lection, that I was occasionally honored with the privilege of 
letting others see how admirably this apparatus was adapted 
to the end designed ! Still, my native modesty — my rather 
deficient self-esteem — does not for a moment allow me to 
suppose it was owing to my superior endowments for such 
a purpose, that I was so frequently selected as the person 
upon whom this interesting experiment was to be tried. 
Perhaps, from some cause I was not then able to understand, 
— wliich, even now, I do not fully comprehend, — I might 
have been a particular favorite with the teacher. I certainly 
think they were rather partial to me in that respect. 

But those scenes are now past and gone. They live only 
in the memory of those who were the actors or beholders of 
them. The rod and the ferule — those relics of a semi-bar- 
barous age — are fast losing their hold upon the affections of 
this advancing and enlightened era. Already are they looked 
upon with disgust, with horror. True, now and then, we 
meet with them ; but they only serve to remind us of " the 
District School as it was." Under a more benign, a more 
Christian influence, are your schools now governed ; and in 
no one respect, probably, have they made greater progress 
than in this. Yet in almost all respects they may be taken 
as models. In the discipline ; in the manner of imparting 
instruction ; in the qualification of teachers ; in the means 
of elucidating the studies ; in the interest awakened in the 
young ; in their regular and punctual attendance ; in the ef- 



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forts of their parents to second the endeavors of the teacher ; 
in the new and commodious school-houses, — in all these, 
are unmistakable evidences that the condition of your schools 
is such that the blush of shame will not mantle your cheeks 
when they are mentioned in your presence. 

What is it that causes the young men of Dublin to be 
so respected abroad, and the young maidens to be sought 
for from afar ? What is it that makes the genus " loafer,^" 
especially among the young, such a curiosity here ? What 
is it that gives such thrift and enterprise to the inhabitants 
generally? The superior advantages you have afforded the 
young for acquiring a generous culture, afford a true answer 
to these queries. 

But, my friends, there are others yet to be heard, and I 
must hasten on. I have spoken of the past ; the present 
you know ; and now a word, in closing, in regard to the 
future. Excellent as your schools now are, do not harbor 
the thought that they have attained the zenith of their use- 
fulness, their efficiency. Be not satisfied with the present. 
Bear in mind that the world is advancing. What is excellent 
now, will be only mediocrity in the future. To meet the 
demands of the generations now struggling into life, your 
schools must go higher than they now are. A hundred years 
hence, may we not expect that Dublin schools will be as 
much in advance of what they now are, as they now tower 
above the first apologies for schools the early settlers, in their 
poverty, were able to set up ? Who can calculate how high 
a rank a century will give your common-schools ? Who can 
set bounds to the means they will afford for the development 
of the human mind ? All that now appertains to the school 
and school-room will, a century hence, be considered as 
mere baubles and child's play, alongside of what will then 
be enjoyed. These noble school-houses you have lately 
erected, which have added no little to your fame, will then 
be among the things that were. Far nobler and more splen- 
did houses will have been erected in their stead, which, 
without any figure of speech, may, in truth, be called 
" temples of science." 

Go on, therefore, ye of the present day. Do your part 
towards the accomplishment of such a result. Cherish these 
noble institutions as the " apple of your eye ; " for they are 
the main pillars and supports of our republican institutions. 
By affording a good and generous culture to the young, they 
alone will " save " and perpetuate the " Union." 



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Seek, then, to give your children the endviring riches of a 
true and living education, — an education fit for the age that 
is approaching, in which they are to act ; fit for American 
freemen to possess ; and, above all, fit for those destined for 
an immortal existence in a higher and holier sphere. 

In conclusion, Mr. President, permit me to give as a 
sentiment, — 

" Dublin. — May her Common Schools ever be such as to encircle her name with 
a halo of true glory." 



From Savmel AppJeton, Esq. 

Boston, June 15, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt 
of your letter of the 15th ult,, requesting, in behalf of the 
Committee of Arrangements, my personal attendance at the 
celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the settlement 
of the town of Dublin, on the 17th inst. For this polite 
invitation, gentlemen, I return you my sincere thanks. It 
would afford me much pleasui-e to join in the celebration 
proposed by the people of Dublin ; and I regret that my 
age and bodily infirmities will compel me to be absent on 
that occasion. 

I have always taken an interest in the town of Dublin. 
In or about the year 1T86, I resided there for four months, 
and was engaged, during that time, in teaching two different 
schools, say of two months each, at eight dollars per month. 
One of the districts was in the Street, as it was then called ; 
the other was in the easterly part of the town, near Peter- 
borough. In this latter district, it was arranged for the 
schoolmaster to live with the family that would board and 
lodge him the cheapest. Having been informed where I was 
to board, I set out for my new home on foot, carrjdng the 
greater part of my wardrobe on my back, and the remainder 
tied up in a bandanna handkerchief. On arriving at the place 
of my destination, I found my host and hostess, Mr. and 
Mrs. Fairbanks, ready, and apparently glad to see me. They 
were to receive, for my board, lodging, and washing, sixty- 
seven cents per week. Their house was made of logs, with 
only one room in it, which served for parlor, kitchen, and 
bedroom. I slept on a trundle-bed, which, during the day, 
was wheeled under the large bed, where the master and 
mistress of the house reposed during the night. Every 



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morning and evening, there were family-prayers, and readings 
from the Bible, in which I sometimes took an active part. . . . 
After spending two weeks at Mr. Fairbanks's, I removed to 
Mr. Perry's. He was a good farmer, his wife an excellent 
housekeeper ; and I finished my school-term very pleasantly 
to myself, and, I believe, very satisfactorily to my employers. 

Since that time, great improvements have been made in the 
public schools of Dublin. I am informed that it contains as 
good schools, and turns out as competent teachers, as any 
town in New Hampshire. In consideration of the " good 
and healthful condition " of its public schools, and of the 
" spirit of improvement " which appears to animate those 
who are engaged in them, I am induced to send to the town 
of Dublin my check for the sum of one thousand dollars, to 
be appropriated to educational purposes in such manner as 
the Superintending School Committee shall deem expedient. 

With best wishes for the welfare and progress of the 
public schools of Dublin, for the happiness of its citizens, 
and the success of the approaching celebration, I remain, 
gentlemen, very respectfully, 

Your friend and obedient servant, 

Samuel Appleton. 

JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Kansom N. Porter, 
Sub-committee. 

Toast from Samuel Appleton : — 

"The Common Schools of Dublin. — Uncommon in excellence." 

From Hon. James Batcheller, of Marlborough, one of the Counsellors 
of the State of New Hampshire. 

Concord, June 8, 1852. 
Gentlemen, — Your communication, inviting me to attend 
the centennial anniversary of the settlement of Dublin, has 
just been received. I regret that my present situation will 
deprive me of the pleasure of being present. The compari- 
son of the condition of the town of Dublin for the first 
fifty years with its present condition must be highly grati- 
fying to the present inhabitants. In some respects, no 
border -town can boast of so great improvement. For the 
want of water-privileges, manufacturing establishments are 
confined to the extreme border of the town, thus preventing 
a rapid increase of your central village. But, in agriculture, 
Dublin has kept pace with the most favored town in the 



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vicinity. But the proud, I may almost say the enviable, 
condition of Dublin consists in the improvement of your 
common schools, and, as a sure consequence, the general 
diffusion of knowledge and science among all the citizens. 
The generous bequest of the late Rev. Mr, Sprague contri- 
buted essentially to this happy result. But living individuals 
(whom it would be fulsome flattery to name) have done 
every thing in their power to bring about the present happy 
state of things. Their names ought to be inscribed on 
marble, and handed down to the latest posterity. I can say, 
without fear of contradiction, that no town in New Hamp- 
shire can boast of a population of gentlemen, farmers, and 
mechanics, equal in intelligence, academic and common- 
school education, with those of Dublin. Healthful industry, 
without slavish drudgery ; frugal economy, without penuri- 
ousness ; hearty generosity, without wasteful extravagance ; 
sympathy for the poor, the downtrodden, and oppressed, 
with practical efforts for their relief, — these traits of cha- 
racter belong to most of the people of Dublin. These 
results, I again repeat, are the fruits of your unceasing and 
successful efforts to elevate the standard of your common 
schools. — Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

James Batcheller. 

Col. J. K. Smith, A. H. Fisk, Esq., R. N. Pokteu, M.D., 
Committee of Invitation. 

From Bon. William Parker, of Francestown. 

Francestown, June 10, 1852. 

My dear Sirs, — Your kind note, inviting myself and 
family to partake in the celebration on the 17th of June, 
was duly received and highly appreciated. 

There is more than the invitation which is pleasing to me. 
Your object is to celebrate the one hundredth year from the 
first settlement of the town of Dublin. "What will be more 
interesting to them than to carry your people back in idea, 
as well as you can, to the first tree that was fallen, and by 
whom, or to the first cabin that was built of logs, the first 
church that was erected, and the first minister who was 
invited to settle with the few scattered inhabitants ? No 
subject would be more pleasing to me ; and, gentlemen, it 
makes a history not only valuable and interesting to the 
present, but to all coming generations. 

The day you have chosen for your celebration — the 



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anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill — is one of many 
others full of interest to the people of this country. jNIark 
the difference between that day and the present. Then all 
was doubt and fearful anxiety : at the present time, this is a 
great nation, with a government of the people, enjoying 
more of the divine blessings than any other nation on earth. 

The few but pleasant years which it was my good fortune, 
in my youthful days, to spend in good old Dublin, sitting 
under the teachings of good old Parson Sprague, at the base 
of old Monadnock, on the shore of the pond, which poured 
forth its pure waters, and the kind and Clmstian-like treat- 
ment which I received from all the inhabitants, make it one 
of the most interesting places to me on earth. I assure you, 
gentlemen, that it would give me great pleasure to be pre- 
sent on the day of your celebration ; but my engagements 
are of such a character as will deprive me of partaking the 
festivities of the day. 

You will please to accept for yourselves and all your 
people my best wishes and kind regards. 

Yours most respectfully, 

William Parkek. 

Messrs. Jona. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 
Sub-committee, Dublin, New Hampshire. 

P. S. Permit me to offer you a sentiment : — 

" Your District Schools and School-houses. — In these, no town in the State 
is before you. Great credit, therefore, is due to Parson Sprague, and his successor. 
Rev. Dr. Leonard." 



From John H. Foster, M.D., of Chicago, 111. 

Chicago, June 10, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — The reception of your very civil invitation 
to visit Dublin, and aid in celebrating the hundredth anniver- 
sary, afforded me much pleasure and gratification, inasmuch 
as it is some evidence that I am not altogether forgotten by 
my Dublin friends and acquaintance. 

I should like much to attend this (that is to be) celebrated 
celebration, and learn something of the early struggles and 
privations, and ultimate success and prosperity, of the first 
inhabitants of Dublin, and especially to see, and take by the 
hand, my old associates and friends ; but the cares of the 
world are likely to choke the good seed that your invitation 
has implanted in my breast, and prevent its bearing fruit at 
this time. 



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I know not, if, on such occasions, it is customary to be 
sentimental, and drink cold-water toasts ; but, in case it is, I 
ask leave to give the following : — 

"The uncommon Schools of Dublin — are features as prominent in her moral, 
as are the hills and mountains in her physical geography." 

EespectfuUy yours, 

John H. Foster. 

To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa II. I'isk, 
and Ransom N. Porter. 



From Reo Adams, late of Dublin. 

Keene, Ohio, June 10, 1852. 

Gentlemen, — Your circular, inviting myself and lady to 
participate in the celebration of the hundi-edth anniversary 
of the settlement of Dublin, is just received. 

In reply, I would say, that I should be very happy to be 
present on that interesting occasion, as I have no doubt it 
will be. But, owing to the delay of the mail, the notice is 
too short ; and my avocations are such as to deprive me of 
the pleasure of an interview with my Dublin friends at that 
time. Please accept my thanks for this communication, and 
my good wishes for the success of your celebration. I take 
an honest pride in the standing of my native town, pai'ticu- 
larly in regard to education. I see by the reports of school- 
committees, and other ways, that she stands highest among 
the high in this respect ; and this regard for her past history 
is highly honorable to the intelligence of her citizens. I 
send the following sentiment for your consideration : — 

" The Common-school System, as exemplified in your excellent Schools, — 
The watch-tower of our liberties. Let that be flourishing, and the country is 
safe." 

Go on, gentlemen, with your celebration ; do it up hand- 
somely, as I have no doubt you will ; and my best wishes 
are with you. 

Reo Adams. 

To J. K. Smith and others. 



13. Twelfth sentiment : — 

" The late Amos Twitchell, M. D., of Keene, — Pre-eminent in his profes- 
sion ; — a man whom this or any other town might be proud to own as a son. His 
example admonishes all who would excel, to 'aim high.' " 



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Dr. Albert Smith, of Peterborough, responded : — 

INIr. President, — Having been requested to respond to 
the sentiment just read, you may be assured that I have 
undertaken it with great reluctance, from the fear of my 
inabiHty to do any tiring like justice to such a theme. 
Since he left no son, nor near kindred, who could respond 
this day to your kind remembrance of him, that duty has 
fallen on me, who can only claim a kindred profession with 
him, and an admiration and profound respect for the man. 
My acquaintance with him had been long and pleasant ; and 
sad is it to me, that any one but himself should now stand 
here to respond on this occasion. A year since, I had occa- 
sion, by appointment, to make a commemorative discourse 
on his life and character, before the New Hampshire State 
Medical Society, in which I could but bai'ely do justice to 
liim, much less in the brief moments allotted to the speakers 
of this day. 

With what delight would he meet you this day, if his 
life had been spared ! If it is permitted to departed spirits 
to know what is passing in this world, and to be near 
to living friends, may we not hope that he, and many 
other departed ones, are now hovering over these scenes, 
and intensely watching the proceedings of this important 
day? 

Would that he could stand here bodily, and, instead of 
my poor eulogy, addi-ess you himself! How would the 
broad and manly features of liis face kindle, as he surveys 
this immense multitude, to every one of whom, great and 
small, his name is familiar as a household word ! His eyes, 
always so keen and expressive, how would they glow and 
twinkle, — his noble and majestic form rise in dignity before 
you, as he would address you in the tlirilling emotion of an 
overflowing heart ! Would he not use language something 
like this ? — 

" My kind friends, — This is a great occasion to me. 
Nothing could afford me more pleasure than to be remem- 
bered and recognized as a son of Dublin this day. I am 
not an exception to the general law, that the earliest asso- 
ciations and impressions are the last to be effaced. Towards 
this, my native town, I have always entertained a strong 
affection, which no separation, no increasing wealth or wide- 
spread reputation, can estrange ; and in all my active life, 
never have professional calls, from any quarter, however 



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distant or honorable they may have been to me, been re- 
sponded to with more alacrity and satisfaction than to the 
inhabitants of these, my native hills. Night or day, in 
storm or sunshine, has it always been pleasant to me to 
serve you. I have always felt a more than paternal regard 
towards you ; and your confidence and reliance on me, as 
your medical adviser, has always been a source of sincere 
pleasure. You all very well know, that no storms that ever 
howled round this mountain in sternest winter ever pre- 
vented me from attending to any pressing or urgent call, 
when any of you or yours were in distress or danger. Such 
as I am, always have I been at your service. 

" Could I forget Dublin ? Could I forget that here sleep 
the remains of all my early friends ; my father ; my mother ; 
yes, my mother, — that noble woman, to whom I owe so 
much, and to whom, under Heaven, I am indebted for all 
that I am ? Believe me, my friends, no stronger tie was 
needed to bind me to my native town, than that my mother 
sleeps here. Her memory, as it was the first of my impres- 
sions, so will it be the last. Such a mother ! There may 
have been many as good ; sure, none better. 

" Living but a short distance from Dublin, through a 
long life, have I watched with much interest the progress 
of my native town ; and nothing has given me more plea- 
sure than to see the very great advancement made during 
the few past years. Though you may have but few sons to 
present this day, who have been very prominent in the 
many varied walks of life, yet you can offer what is of 
vastly more value and of greater honor, — jewels of the 
finest lustre from every hill and valley of this diversified 
and mountainous town. 

" Such instances of universal mental culture, such general 
intellectual and moral development, as are here met with on 
every hand, are worth all the reputation of having a few 
names which stand high in the world's estimation, while the 
community might be correspondingly low. Go on with your 
good work ; be earnest, be zealous ; let no effort be spared 
to rear up men and women who shall be specimens of intel- 
ligence and integrity ; always bearing in mind that there is 
nothing in this world worth caring for but knowledge and 
virtue. You have my heartiest wishes for your prosperity. 
In all human probability, it will not be permitted to me to 
witness many future changes in the affairs of this town ; for 



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old age and its infirmities must soon be creeping on, and I 
cannot escape its inexorable decree ; but I may be pardoned 
in humbly imploring, that, when I change my earthly state, 
I may be called with the ' harness on,' and in the full vigor 
of my mind." 

I have thus very imperfectly represented what I suppose 
Dr. Twitchell might have said, could he stand here and 
address you on this occasion. I need hardly say to you, that 
it is no easy matter for any one to imagine what such a man 
would say, and, much more, attempt to make a poor imita- 
tion of his thoughts and speech. 

Well did a kind Providence accord to the oft-expressed 
wish of our excellent friend : he was called home in his full 
mental vigor, before hebetude or mental decay had touched 
him, before he had lost one jot or tittle of his ability or skill. 
Blessed memory of the great and good physician ! ten times 
more blessed in our affections than to our ambition to call 
him great ! 

In the language of the sentiment, well may this town be 
proud of such a son as Dr. Twitchell : such descendants 
always bring honor to the domestic hearth, and no less to the 
place of their birth. Never was there a better specimen of 
om- race physically, — his exterior large, stately, command- 
ing ; his head massive, with a high intellectual forehead ; 
piercing eyes, that looked keenly enough on some occasions ; 
a countenance strongly •exhibiting confidence and self-reli- 
ance, — enough truly in physical conformation to make a 
man in the truest sense of the word. And such he was ; 
and he was no less superior and commanding intellectually 
than he was physically. He possessed a strongly-developed 
intellect of the first order, together with a wondrous and 
peculiar vein of wit, humor, sarcasm, and fun, that led his 
biographer to term some of his mirthful effusions as Twitch- 
ellian. There was something in his personal appearance 
alone, without a particle of haughtiness or pride, which were 
entirely foreign to his nature, that forcibly impressed stran- 
gers with the idea that he was no common man. And how 
strongly would this opinion be confirmed, if he opened his 
mouth ! for truly such originality, such power and force of 
thought, such funds of humor and anecdote, would appear, 
as no man could utter who was not among the gifted of his 
race. What Dr. Johnson said of Burke applies to him with 
equal force : " If," says he, " a man were to go by chance at 



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the same time with Burke under a shed to shun a shower, 
he would say, ^This is an extraordinary man.' If Burke 
should go into a stable to see his horse dressed, the ostler 
would say, ' We have an extraordinary man here.' " We 
can say, with great truth, that Dr. Twitchell was an extraor- 
dinary man, a superior man, a great man. He was great in 
all his purposes, great in his life, determined in his will, and 
possessed of that indomitable perseverance that is ever con- 
nected with the highest success of human life. He was 
never daunted ; he met every case with skill, self-possession, 
perseverance, and unwearied effort, as long as there was any 
hope. He discarded from his vocabulary altogether the 
word fail ; and consequently he often succeeded when the 
chance seemed hopeless. 

Dr. Twitchell was an extraordinary man in his natural 
endowments ; and, wherever he might have been placed, 
and in whatever sphere, he was destined to excel. But he 
did not owe all his superiority to nature and genius alone, 
great as it was : it was only attained by long and hard study, 
— by careful observation and experience, by constant training 
and application to the last day of his life. He was not what 
might be called a learned man, a man of books and book- 
knowledge ; his active and laborious life forbade it ; yet few 
men had more reliable knowledge at their command, know- 
ledge that was always just ready when it was wanted ; and 
few men were better " posted up " in all the improvements, 
new remedies, or important discoveries, in his profession. 
He always had knowledge for every case ; and he had, 
above other men, a kind of intuition, by wliich he arrived 
at conclusions in the investigation of diseases in a moment 
of time, while other minds were slowly going through all 
the processes of a careful examination to arrive at the same 
result. However rapidly he might have reached his conclu- 
sions, it was not safe to hold the opposite ojainion, if one 
were solicitous to be in the right. 

This wonderful faculty of his, called in medicine Diagnosis, 
often unsealed the dark recesses of disease ', often rendered 
that which before seemed unintelligible, plain and clear, 
and brought in light where only darkness had prevailed 
before. So rapid were his investigations, and so easily did 
he appear to reach his conclusions, that many who saw him 
could think it only a superior kind of guessing. Yet no 
man had better reasons for his opinions ; and he could make 



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all these so clear and plain, that even those unacquainted 
with the human form could readily apprehend, from his 
forcible and peculiar representations, what part of the system 
was diseased, how much danger it portended, and on what 
principle the cure should be attempted. It was now made 
so plain, that the wonder was, that all this was not seen 
before. Against the opathics and isms of the day, he was 
accustomed to utter no measured invectives and cutting sar- 
casms. " That men and women uneducated in the healing 
art should have the presumption to descant upon the prin- 
ciples of homoeopathy or hydi'opathy, or any other of the 
new-fangled systems of empiricism, as though they could 
understand their vast superiority over the long-established 
system of medicine, and be ready to utter invectives and 
anathemas with all that confidence which ignorance usually 
inspires, was to him a monstrous absurdity. It may be well 
imagined, that he met all such cases with the most stinging 
sarcasm. He would have considered it a prostitution of 
reason to have called in its aid to weed out what had its 
only foundation in self-interest or caprice." He abhorred 
quackery of all the hateful things in the world, not less in 
medicine than in religion or any thing else. 

He was by many supposed to be a skeptic, because he 
could not endure cant and hypocrisy, — because he scorned 
pretension where there was no heart. We have every 
reason to believe, that he possessed an unqualified belief in 
God and Immortality. He always reverenced the true 
manifestations of piety, wherever exhibited. When a female 
acquaintance (says his biographer), while under high religious 
excitement, with the kindest intentio\is and the utmost sin- 
cerity, called to converse with him, saying that God had 
sent her to speak boldly to him on the state of his soul, and 
urging him through religion and the church to prepare for 
death that might happen to him at any moment, — he heard 
her with gentleness, and thanked her for her kind thoughts, 
and concluded by saying, " But, my friend, you are mis- 
taken. God never told you to call on me. He knows my 
heart better than any one else, and I know he never sent 
you. Our prayers," he said, " should arise in every action 
of our lives ; and we should be continually prepared for 
death, by always living rightly." Noble thought, kindly 
expressed by a true heart ! 

The time and occasion will not permit me to speak of his 
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professional qualifications. I need only say, that such was 
his reputation as a surgeon and physician, that he was univer- 
sally acknowledged to rank among the most eminent of New 
England. Indeed, his bold and successful operations carried 
his fame to every part of our country; nor was his name 
unknown to the profession in the old world. 

But, alas ! as has been beautifully said, " His life died 
with him." So few and meagre are the writings he has 
left, and these so unworthy of his great fame, that it mvist 
be said that he now only lives in tradition and in the transi- 
tory memories of the living. 

Fame thus transmitted, how uncertain and short-lived ! 
Such great beacon-lights of their age should rear to them- 
selves, in their lives, some permanent work, that may be a 
durable monument to their fame. 

In the death of such a man, how much do we regret that 
such stores of experience, of knowledge, of tact and skill, 
should all perish at once ? But this is the unalterable decree 
of our nature : our light, however bright, — however wide it 
may throw its beams, and however much illumine the dark 
places and dark scenes of earth, — must go out. This excel- 
lent man bowed to the common lot of all ; and, while we 
ought to rejoice that he was spared in his usefulness and 
prime to the allotted period of human life, threescore years 
and ten, nevertheless we cannot but follow his departure 
with sincere sorow, because — 

" He was a man, take him for all in all, 
We shall not look npon his like again." 

How worthy of commemoration is such a man on an occasion 
like this ! How many pleasant memories cluster round his 
name, as we here utter it on the first Centennial of Dublin ! 
May distant posterity learn his character and fame ; and 
may his life of good deeds, benevolent acts, and untiring 
devotion to the good of his fellow-man, be so deeply im- 
pressed upon the history of our times, that future aspirants 
for fame may learn that it is only to be attained through 
excellence, goodness, and usefulness. 

I close with the following sentiment, suggested by these 
remarks : — 

"Gkeatness and Goodness, — Though not now always associated. May the 
time soon be hastened, when to be great is to be good.'' 



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14. Thirteenth sentiment : — 

" OuB Departed Friends. — 

" Friend after friend departs. 
Who has not lost a friend'? " 
Nay, " Not lost, but gone before." 

Music — "Strike the Harp gently," &c. 



15. Fourteenth sentiment : — 

"Our Female Friends, — Forming the mind and character of youth, smooth- 
ing the asperity of manhood, and soothing the infirmity of age. Their intellectual 
and moral culture is the best guarantee for the welfare and happiness of those who 
come after us." 

To this, Mrs. J. K. Smith responded as follows : — 

If the sentiment just read was intended by the committee, 
or is considered by others, as a compliment to the ladies, I 
reply that it is but simple justice. If it was meant as flattery, 
I take them at their word because it is true. By taking this 
position, I claim for my sex nothing beyond or above what 
is clearly indicated by the allotment of Providence. The 
traits of character here enumerated are those in which wo- 
man is peculiarly qualified to excel, — those in which it 
w^ould be unfeminine not to excel, — those in which it was 
clearly designed by our Maker that she should excel. The 
possession of these qualities, therefore, implies no peculiar 
merit ; but the absence of them in a female indicates a great 
deficiency in the true female character. The sexes have dif- 
ferent offices to perform in the economy of social life, and 
admirably are they fitted by nature for the places assigned 
them. The one is qualified to make up the deficiencies of 
the other, that united they may make as perfect a home as is 
consistent with the imperfections of mortality. As has been 
said or sung, — 

" Man is the rugged, lofty pine ; 
Wo7na7i, the soft and flexile \'inc, 
■WTiose clasping tendrils round it tA\'iue, 
And deck its rough bark sweetly o'er." 

But although, as I said, the possession of these qualifica- 
tions implies no merit, it does imply a great, a fearful 
responsibility. The character of the young, the comfort 
and welfare of all, is in some measure put into our hands ; 
and woe be to us if we pervert or misapply our power. 
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of his mind like the mother ? — who, like her, draw forth his 
affections, and develop the moral nature implanted in his 
soul ? Who, like her, can lead the child along the rough 
pathway of life, and make it a "path of pleasantness and 
peace," because the path of virtue ? The latent powers of 
his mind, the blushing flowrets of his soul, come forth at 
her bidding, or they remain in their dark recesses for ever. 

And man, too, in his highest estate, how much of his 
comfort and happiness depends on the character of his wife ? 
It has been said, that the greatest man must " ask leave " of 
his wife to prosper, or to be happy. And there is very 
much of truth in the remark. 

In sickness or sorrow, or old age, whose hands can bring 
alleviation, whose words cheer and bless, whose sympathy 
and affection bring all our better feelings into action, like 
the kind ministrations of the wife or mother or daughter ? 

Standing thus at the very fountain of social and domestic 
life, on her it greatly depends whether the streams issuing 
therefrom shall be sweet or bitter. Ministering at the altar 
of connubial intercourse, the happiness or misery of her 
household is in her keeping. Hapjjy would it be for many 
a family, if the female head duly appreciated her position, 
and cheerfully and conscientiously performed all the duties 
it imposes. 

In the performance of these duties, the females of the 
present day may well take lessons from the generations that 
have preceded them here. The trials and hardships of the 
mothers of the town drew out many admu'able traits in their 
character. Patience under privation, fortitude in suffering, 
firmness in danger, and skill in all domestic accomplish- 
ments, qualified them for their position as the pioneers of 
civilization ; and, at the same time, the circumstances in 
which they were placed served to develop these very qualities 
they so much needed. If the present generation is largely 
indebted, for the character they sustain, to the worthy females 
of the past century, ought not we to see to it that the 
generations of the next century are under equal obligations 
to us ? If we duly appreciate the importance of the position 
we occupy, and conscientiously discharge the momentous 
trusts committed to us, then indeed will the "welfare and 
happiness of those who come after us " be comparatively 
secure, and the blessings accruing to the present generation 
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16. Fifteenth sentiment : — 

"The Contributions of Dublin to the Population of our Large Cities. — 
Among them are men whose untiring business-habits have enabled them to amass 
much wealth; but their gold has not encrusted their hearts. We trust their liberality 
and benevolence will continue to increase in a ratio proportionate to their additional 
means." 

Solomon Pipee, Esq., of Boston, spoke as follows : — 

Mr. President, — I have been called upon to respond to a 
very flattering sentiment. I only regret it is not better 
deserved. I am unaccustomed to public speaking, and shall 
not attempt to make a speech. In the few remarks I propose 
to offer, I trust I shall be pardoned if I follow my own 
inclination, rather than the suggestions of the sentiment, and 
speak of my native town and its interests. 

Public speaking was not among the branches taught in the 
schools of my day. The condition of the schools in Dublin 
at that day would compare very unfavorably with those of 
the present time. Our schools were then kej^t but a small 
portion of the year. The school-houses were small, incon- 
venient, and uncomfortable. Old hats were the common 
substitute for broken panes of glass ; and it was not unusual, 
on a cold morning, for a detachment of the larger boys to be 
sent into the adjacent fields to collect decayed stumps to 
replenish the fire ; and a large portion of the time of the 
scholars was spent in vain attempts to keep themselves 
comfortable. 

Just forty -two years ago, at the age of nearly twenty-one, 
I shouldered my bundle, containing all my worldly effects, 
and started for Boston on foot, in pursuit of employment. I 
soon engaged in a business which I have ever since prose- 
cuted on the same spot. During that comparatively long- 
period of man's life, there has been no very striking change 
in the physical appearance of my native town. The same 
mountains and hills appear in the distance ; the same streams 
trickle down their sides ; and generally the same houses and 
fields and orchards are still in view. But, Mr. President, 
the occupants of those houses, the cultivators of those fields, 
where are they ? Alas ! where are they ? A generation has 
passed away ; and their faces, once so familiar, with few 
exceptions, are seen no more. At that time, I could call by 
name nearly every man and woman in the town. Now I 
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But the moral and intellectual change has been most 
gratifying. For many years after I left the town, I was 
rather ashamed to acknowledge the place of my nativity. 
If I said I came from Dublin, the first remark was, " That 
is the town where Parson Sprague lives, is it not ? " and then 
would follow some half a dozen of the stale jokes attributed 
to that old gentleman. But latterly a great change has been 
wrought in the public mind, and Dublin is no longer a by- 
word. Her praises are abroad, and her sons are no longer 
ashamed of their parentage. Now it is said that Dublin is 
the residence of Dr. Leonard, — Father Leonard, as some 
familiarly call him. They go on to say, that Dr. Leonard 
has done more to improve the moral and intellectual condition 
of those under his influence than any other clergyman within 
our knowledge. He has the best Sunday-school in the coun- 
try. The common-schools and school-houses are a model 
for all others. The children of both sexes are well behaved 
and respectful, to a degree that attracts the notice and appro- 
bation of the passing stranger ; and, of the numerous young 
men who, from time to time, have gone out into the world, 
hardly one is known not to have done credit to his native 
town. 

These are some of the blessed fruits of the well-directed 
efforts of a devoted minister, seconded, as they certainly have 
been, by the co-operation of many excellent men and women. 
It is true that a little excitement occasionally arises among 
the inhabitants about the location of a school-house, a road, 
or a meeting-house, or perhaps about the music in the 
church ; but these soon subside, and things move on harmo- 
niously as before. 

Allusion has been made to the late Parson Sprague ; and 
I cannot forbear to add one word. Mr. Sprague was a very 
peculiar man ; and I cannot say he was instrumental in do- 
ing much good in his lifetime. But the noble bequests he 
made in the disposition of his property conferred a lasting 
blessing upon the town, and should be held in grateful re- 
membrance. 

Mr. President, I love my native town. Every thing con- 
nected with it has a peculiar interest. The very mountains 
and hills, the rocks and the streams, are endeared to me by 
my earliest associations. Here were the scenes of my youth- 
ful sports. It was here that the foundation of my future life 
and character was laid. It is here that my dearest relatives 



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and friends have ever lived ; and it is in yonder graveyard, 
between the mountain and that beautiful lake, that the ashes 
of my beloved parents and brothers and sisters repose. 
Nothing that relates to Dublin escapes my notice, or is with- 
out an interest ; and I trust, that, as long as consciousness 
remains, the same feeling will reside in my breast. 

Mr. President, I rejoice to see this day, and be able to 
participate in the festivities of the occasion. It is good for 
us to assemble on this anniversary, and look back to the day 
of small things, and survey the distance we have travelled ; 
to erect a landmark for future generations to refer to. It is 
good for us, who have strayed from the land of our fathers, 
once more to return, and greet each other and those we have 
left behind at the old homestead ; and I thank God we this 
day have the opportunity. 

Dublin has a hard, stubborn soil, but, like the other parts 
of the Granite State, from which we are proud to hail, 
produces strong men and worften. Mr. President, in conclu- 
sion, I would say to my brethren and friends. Go on and 
persevere in the good works you have so well begun. Con- 
tinue to cherish and support your churches and schools ; and 
let no root of bitterness spring up to retard or mar your 
progress. 

Mr, President, I will conclude by offering the following 
sentiment : — 

"The Inhabitants of my Native Town. — May knowledge and virtue continue 
to increase and abound to the latest posterity." 

17. Sixteenth sentiment : — 

"The American Flag, — A century ago, not thought of; three-fourths of a 
century ago, despised and derided as a Apiece of striped bunting; ' now waving glo- 
riously over thirty-one States at home, and invoked as a barrier against oppression 
and tyranny abroad. (Thanks to our friend who has kindly furnished one for the 
present occasion.)" 

Tune — " Yankee Doodle." 

Capt. Henry C. Piper responded : — 

Mr. President, — The Flag of our Union, first raised in 
a humble village, has advanced in successive strides from 
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico, and now 
in triumph floats over the heads of more than twenty mil- 
lions of the freest and happiest people of the earth. Nor 
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Xhe winds have lent their aid, and upon their ready pinions 
borne it to every accessible port between the polar oceans, 
whether in Europe, Asia, Africa, or the green islands of the 
far Pacific. 

In the days of the Colonial Confederation in America, it 
was hailed as an emblem in the clouds of the union of 
thirteen sister, sovereign nations, to establish and maintain 
civil and religious liberty ; in Europe as the sign of promise, 
as the dawn of a day, which, though long obscured by the 
clouds of ignorance and superstition and the gloom of des- 
potism, will yet break forth in full perfection, illumined by 
the light of universal freedom. To the teeming millions of 
remoter regions, it has borne the gifts of civilization and 
Christian truth. Ay ! it is a beacon fast becoming visible to 
all mankind ; leading savage, barbarous, civilized and en- 
lightened humanity onward and upward to that elevation the 
Almighty intended they should occupy. 

In the earlier days of the •Union, its upholders and de- 
fenders were few in number, yet fearless and determined in 
their purpose, with a firm faith in the equity of their cause. 
Had their efforts resulted in a failure, their lives would have 
been sacrificed, their estates confiscated, and all their bright 
honors buried beneath the deepest ignominy their haughty 
captors could heap upon the names of vanquished rebels. 

But not so. There stood Washington ; great, good ; 
the Father of American Independence, with manly bear- 
ing ; the leader, military, afterwards both civil and military, 
of that patriot-band; — Jefierson and Adams, the author and 
defender of the Declaration of Independence ; — Lafayette, 
who declared resistance to oppression one of the most sacred 
of duties, rendering indispensable service in the revolu- 
tionary contest, second in wisdom and true valor to none 
but tiae immortal Washington; — Hamilton, Arthur Lee, 
Richard Henry Lee, Franklin, Hancock, Green, Knox, and 
a few others, in all not too numerous to assemble in a town- 
hall of ordinary dimensions, yet invincible. 

In later days of our republic, as in 1812 and 1815, we 
find in the hour of danger a more numerous throng clus- 
tered around our standard, and upon the pages of our 
history new names, — a Clay, a Bayard, and another Adams ; 
in the tented field a Scott, a Jackson, a Taylor ; and on 
the ocean a Hull, a Decatur, a Bainbridge, and a Perry ; 
all bold and fearless, even unto death, when that sacred 




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banner was assailed, their country invaded, and their fire- 
sides in danger. 

And who now support our flagstaff, and uphold the union 
of these states ? Ah ! yes, men still are found of spotless 
patriotism, and, I had almost said, of godlike wisdom and 
mental greatness, ever rea4y to risk " life," " fortune, " and 
" honor," that the great American example may not falter 
Avhile they live. May our nation ever be favored with such 
men to guide us in the council-chamber, and lead us in the 
battle-field ! 

But, sir, the sun of this last day of a hundi'ed years 
since civilization first marked these hills and vales is fast 
declining. Never again shall another morn, numbered and 
marked as this has been, unseal our eyelids, or cause our 
heaits to leap with joy, and our lips to move in celebration 
for the national, state, and town prosperity we have so long 
enjoyed. I will not trespass on so precious time. 

" The Flag of our Union : long may it wave 
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave, — " 

as long as sustenance for man shall be produced from the 
earth, or di-awn up fi-om the sea ; till all the sons of America 
be as plants grown up in their youth, and her daughters as 
corner-stones polished after the similitude of a palace. 

18. Seventeenth sentiment: — 

"Old Monadnock. — 

' And while a world of human pride, 
With all its grandeur melts away. 
And spreads around thy rocky side 
The broken fragments of decay ; 
Oh! let us learn from thee to rise. 

All time and change and chance defying. 
Still pointing upward to the skies. 

And on the inward strength relying.' " 

Daniel Elliot, M.D., of Marlborough, N. Y., sent the 
following : — 

Maelboro', N.Y., June 10, 1852. 
Gentlemen, — I have received your invitation to be pre- 
sent at the centennial celebration of the settlement of my 
native town on the 17th instant. I need not assure you of 
the great pleasure it would afford me to be among you on 
that interesting occasion ; to exchange congratulations, recall 
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106 PROCEEDINGS. 

reminiscences, and mingle sympathies, with such as remain 
from among the friends of my boyhood. But circumstances 
beyond my control will deprive me of that gratification. I 
pray you to accept my thanks for your kind and flattering 
invitation, and to offer to my brethren of the good old town 
of Dublin my hearty congratulations on their prosperous 
condition, and my earnest wishes for their onward and 
upward progress. The committee will also accept my grate- 
ful acknowledgments for the part assigned me in the exercises 
of the day, — to speak to " Old Monadnock," my venerable 
and long-cherished friend ! Nothing could be more con- 
genial to my feelings. His image, in all its aspects, is 
ineffaceably impressed upon the tablets of my memory. His 
very name strikes a cord within me, that vibrates as to the 
sound of grand and solemn music. His idea is part and 
parcel of my being ; and to his influence on my young 
imagination do I owe much of the enjoyment I have derived 
from nature's varied works. I remember him when clothed 
with verdant foliage to the very summit. I saw, year after 
year, the devouring flames climbing his lofty sides, exhibiting 
him to the surrounding country as a dread volcano or a 
giant beacon, till half his leafy mantle disappeared. But I 
like him best in naked majesty, — bald, hoary, stern, asserting 
his own fixed character. Many a toilsome pilgrimage have 
I made to his lofty summit, to feast upon the wide-spread 
banquet for the eye that stretches in all directions from his 
base. I have spread my blanket on the mossy rocks of his 
bleak and hoary brow, watching the brilliant stars through 
the solemn stillness of the night, to catch the first gleaming 
of the dawn, and hail the earliest beams of the rising sun, 
while all below was dim and misty ; and richly did the glory 
of the scene repay the toil. 

I have visited mountains more known to fame, — have 
stood on higher elevations ; but from no point have I found the 
view so satisfactory — uniting so much of grandeur, beauty, 
variety, and extent — as from the brow of old Monadnock. 
I hail him Ki7ig of mountains ! May his " shadow never 
be less ! " 

Thus far had I indulged in pleasant reminiscences of my 
exalted friend, seated in a dreamy mood, before his ample 
portraiture, that hangs upon my wall, when suddenly there 
seemed a strange commotion on the canvas. Clouds rolled 
up and crowned his head, as with a turban ; a mild, electric 



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light played through them ; and there was a heaving of his 
sides, as from strong internal throes. Across the view floated 
a mist, which gradually, and with more and more distinct- 
ness, assumed the "form and fashion of a man." I knew 
him for the Genius of the mountain, and bowed in silent 
reverence. 

" Presuming mortal! " said the shadowy form, "how dare 
thou answer, when 'tis mine to give response to the loyal 
greetings of my subjects ? What canst thou, the insect of a 
day, know of me or of my history ? Thou speakest of having 
seen me crowned with green, as if it were in the olden time, 
— my very youth. Such is the littleness of man's concep- 
tion ! Couldst thou look back into the past with me, thou 
mightst learn to scorn the measure of what men call 
antiquity. A brief glance beliind the veil is all I deign to 
give thee, in reward of thy tried loyalty. I will not reveal 
the mystery of my birth, — in what chaotic and far-distant 
period, — by what mighty force, — amid what earth-rending 
convulsions, my massive body was uphoven to the light 
of day. Barren ages passed, and my naked form was still 
standing solitary amid a waste of waters. Where the forests 
now girdle my sides, then gambolled the rude monsters 
of the deep. As time rolled on, I gladly hailed the com- 
panionship of peak after peak emerging to the view within 
my wide horizon. Other untold ages passed, and behold 
me clothed in waving foliage, — the waters gathered to their 
place, and the wide-spread earth below me rich in luxuriant 
verdure. Then was my holyday. Beast and bird coursed 
freely round my sides, drank at my clear fountains, and 
reposed beneath the shadow of my rocks. The winds played 
gaily through the forest; and, when the thunder-clouds 
approached, I lured them to me, and sported with the 
forked lightning. In time appeared before me a new 
class of beings in the form of man, rude and unsettled. 
They saw the earliest sunbeams ever salute my brow, and 
the clouds gather about me, as if obedient to my call, before 
the storm broke below. With superstitious awe they wor- 
shipped, and Monadnock, the Thunder-father, named me. 
Centuries moved on their course, fruitless of change, when a 
new era dawned. In all directions, I perceived large inroads 
on the forests. Towering smoke by day, and gleaming fires 
by night, attested that a new race of men had invaded my 
domains. Not without indignation did I note their sacri- 



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legious warfare on the primeval forests at my feet. At length 
a new prospect lay before me, — lakes, rescued from obscuri- 
ty, and gleaming in the sun ; hills and valleys, clothed with 
the rich and varying tints of culture ; the countless habita- 
tions of a stable race, with clustering villages and heaven- 
pointing spires. It was a goodly scene, and I forgave the 
rude disturbers of my solitude, — nay, hailed them friends. 

" And first in my regards stand these, my faithful and 
long-cherished sons, who now, on their grand festival, forget 
not to invoke my name with reverence. They have sat 
beneath my shadow for a century ; and more of my spirit 
has been shed upon them than on my other subjects. Three 
generations have passed before me, rich in granitic virtues. 
In yonder fields, near the pure waters of the quiet lake, lies 
many a venerable head, whose strength of intellect, unsoiled 
integrity, and unwavering sense of right, have done due 
honor to their pilgrim-sires. Bid their descendants emulate 
their fathers in all their manly virtues. Let them thank 
Heaven that light has been shed abroad among them by an 
untii'ing hand, whose mission was to purify and elevate the 
young. On the broad foundation thus secured, tell them to 
build with ever-upward view. From the piu-e region of my 
lofty seat, I breathe my blessing on them. May they stand 
firm in virtue, relying on the ' Kock of Ages ' ! " 

The vision passed : you have the message, — and my 
duty ends. 

Danl. Elliot. 

To Messrs. J. K. Smith, A. H. Fisk, and R. N. Porter, 
Committee. 

The following sentiment was offered by J. K. Smith : — 

" The Liberty op the Press. — Having been guarded for fifty years by a trusty 
' Sentinel,' we consider it safe now, if he is relieved from his post." 

Hon. John Prentiss, of Keene, for fifty years editor of 
the " New Hampshire Sentinel," sent the following ; he 
being obliged to leave before the close of the celebration : — 

Mr. President, — I should have availed myself of the 
great occasion of this centennial celebration, had I not been 
honored by an invitation from your committee. Besides the 
pleasure anticipated from greeting many friends, other than 
the present residents, and natives who have come up from 
abroad, once more to visit the scenes of their youth, my 



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forty-eight years of intercourse with so many of the fathers 
and the sons of Dublin, as contributors to the support of 
the press I established in the last century, imposed obliga- 
tions to be present on this joyous occasion. 

Before railroads, or even stages, were established, a large 
number of your most respectable men in Dublin, as well as 
in most of the other towns in the county, became voluntary 
post-riders, by clubbing and engaging to see the bundle of 
Sentinels deposited at the place assigned on the day of pub- 
lication. In some of the smaller towns, twenty-six would 
unite, and go to Keene twice a year ; in others larger, fifty- 
two, and so go only once a year ; and, again, in others, even 
seventy -five and more. As it was my duty to notify, " Your 
turn next," — and many present doubtless remember these 
primitive times, — they could generally make other business, 
and so, by saving a regular post-rider's fee, did not think it 
a hardship. Each man also _p«ifZ doivn, satisfied that the con- 
sideration was a little more valuable than even the hard-earned 
money in their pockets ; and this kept the ribs of the press 
well oiled. 

Most subscribers, insulated at that period, depended on 
my press for their weekly history of occurring events, foreign 
and domestic ; and this consideration imposed a bounden 
duty to present things truly, and live up to my motto, some 
twenty years at the head of the paper, viz. : " I will speak of 
the things I have seen, and touch uj)on those reported, that 
the people may consider the whole matter." 

The Press is a vast engine, in a free country, for good or 
evil, according as it is conducted, with honesty and intelli- 
gence, or by the unprincipled or ignorant. That I had the 
countenance of good men, aside from sectarian prejudice, for 
a series of years, I can only infer from constant support for so 
long a period, and from the fathers in Dublin in particular. 
I have an anecdote to relate in proof. One paper-morning, 
Mr. Huntington, the proprietor and driver of the stage to 
Peterborough, started at the usual hour ; and, after proceed- 
ing about a mile, he recollected that he had forgotten the 
Dublin and other bundles of papers. He wheeled about, 
and came diiving up to the office. " What's the matter ? " 
" Why, I left the papers, and I should not dare to drive 
through Dublin without them : they would kill me out- 
right ! " 

I am glad that on this occasion justice has been done to 



110 PROCEEDINGS. 

the character of Dublin's great benefactor, the late E,ev. Mr. 
Sprague. I knew him pretty well. Half a century ago this 
month, I dined at his hospitable mansion ; and, afterwards, 
had with him frequent intercourse. He was eccentric, and 
often amused himself by questions and remarks, wliich gave 
rise to a hundred strange anecdotes, in which his language 
was often distorted, with additions to give it point. Thus I 
have heard that, once preaching upon the importance of faith, 
he said it could remove mountains, even Monadnock ; but, 
looking up, that hillock being visible from the pulpit, he is 
said to have added, " hardly.'^ The latter portion was pro- 
bably added by some one else. About the time I first visited 
him, the late Rev. Mr. Dunbar was settled at Peterborough. 
He told me he was in Peterborough when Mr. Dunbar was 
preaching as a candidate, and several of the old Presbyterians 
(Scotch-Irish) came round him, and asked : " Mr. Sprague, 
what shall we do with this Mr. Dun-6«r ? " " What's the 
matter ? " " Why, he preaches nothing but works,, works, 
works." '' Oh ! " replied INIr. Sprague, " if that is all, you will 
never be hurt ; it will do you good ; for never did a people 
more need such preaching than those of Peterborough." The 
encounter of wits was the keenest with his brother Ains- 
worth, of JaiFrey, who often visited him. Mr. Sprague's 
religious views were decidedly anti-Calvinistic. One day, it 
is said, he took Mr. Ainsworth into his four-horse coach for 
a ride. On going down hill, the coachman wliipped up the 
horses to a degree to alarm Mr. Ainsworth, who called out, 
" Mr. Sprague, we should certainly be smashed at this rate ! " 
" What's the matter, brother Ainsworth ? never fear. You 
know that, if it is decreed we are to be smashed, we can't 
help it ; so we may as well be quiet ! " In the pulpit, Mr. 
Sprague was solemn in his exhortations to attend to the great 
concern of the soul's welfare. 

Though it doth not become us to say too much in praise 
of living benefactors, I cannot forbear, as it belongs to the 
liistory of Dublin, as well as that it is connected with the 
press, to say that, within the last ten or fifteen years, scarcely 
less than one hundred short essays — moral hints for the 
young, in aid of a higher standard for our common schools, 
and to promote the cause of. temperance — have been the 
production of a citizen of Dublin, high in your confidence, 
and highly respected where ever known. 

In one of these essays, the importance of Institutes, for the 



PROCEEDINGS. Ill 

better qualification of common-school teachers, was dwelt 
upon with much earnestness. This was followed by the 
ofier of $10 by one individual towards the expenses; and 
the next week brought the pledge of $10 more from Dub- 
lin. The subscription was speedily filled. After two or 
three yeai-s, the legislature authorized towns to raise money 
for the object, and now provision is made by law. The 
example of Chesliire was followed by several other counties ; 
and, under the present efficient Board of County Commis- 
sioners, these excellent substitutes for normal schools will, 
I trust, be continued. 

I offer as a sentiment, — 

• 

"DrBLiN. — Elevated in its position by nature, it is not less so by the high 
ground it occupies in its moral and religious standing; its early action, in banishing 
from within its limits the sale of intoxicating drinks; and as tbe pioneer, under the 
Oberlin of our country, in promoting education, as manifested in the vast improve- 
ment of our common schools and school-houses." 

The following sentiment was proposed by J. K. Smith : — 

" Beard's Telegraph, — Transmitting intelligence with less rapidity than 
Jlorse's, but in a language that all can read and understand." 

Mr. Beard sent the following response : — 

INIr. President, — "When it was announced, sometime ago, 
that you were going to have a centennial celebration here, I 
formed the purpose, at once, to be present ; but with no in- 
tention of making, or expectation of being called upon to 
make, either a speech or a response to a sentiment which, by 
any process, could be made to appear as designed to involve 
me in any such duty ; though a kind fr-iend has suggested 
that I ought to say a word for Old Nelson. Sir-, it was my 
good fortune to be born, and to spend the years of early boy- 
hood, in that most excellent town ; but I have been a wan- 
derer long fr'om the old familiar haunts of my childhood, 
and her good people' will hardly recognize my right to speak 
for them. I take it that Nelson is here to speak for herself, 
if there is any need, by a more fitting tongue than mine ; 
and yet I would most gladly say a word for her myself, if 
there were need. Hers are my own native hills ; and though 
my family -name even exists there only in the record of the 
past, and I am almost literally a stranger there, — almost 
without kith or kin of any name, — I feel the strongest 
attachment to her rugged soil, and enjoy, more than any other 



112 PROCEEDINGS. 

of my wanderings, my occasional visits — unknowing and 
unknown — to the now deserted homestead of ray fathers, 
and the graves of the loved ones who sleep in the old church- 
yard. God bless her, and her hardy sons everywhere ! 

Undoubtedly, Nelson has some right to be heard here to- 
day. In the early history of your town, the twain were 
joined together for more purposes than one. I believe the 
father of the late Dr. Twitchell, of Keene, once represented 
the town of Dublin and Nelson (then Packerslield, and 
after the name was changed, called, " for short " I suppose, 
Pecker-Nelson by the " outside barbarians," sometimes) in 
the General Court ; and the connection, for the purpose of 
representation, was kept up, I cannot tell how long. But 
there was another way in which the two towns were asso- 
ciated, which took a much stronger hold upon my mind than 
any mere civil union. I don't know, Mr. President, that you 
or many of the present citizens of Dublin have a very vivid 
recollection of the Old Nelson and Dublin "Troop." But I 
shall never forget it. To my boyish eyes, there was not in 
the whole wide world, to the best of my knowledge and be- 
lief, any thing in the military line to compare with it. You 
had your own military pet here, whose acquaintance I after- 
wards made; and that may have helped somewhat to modify 
my extravagant ideas of the " Troop." I refer to the old 
"Dublin Grenadiers," long since gone the way of all the 
military portion of the earth in New Hampshire. But those 
" Troopers," with their scarlet coats and trousers, their big 
bear-skin caps and bobbing red feathers, their broad black 
sword-belts and glistening brass breastplates, their long 
bloody-looking swords and piratical-looking pistols, and their 
elaborately, if not gorgeously, caparisoned chargers, — was 
there ever any thing more attractive ? But these same pis- 
tols, and these "troopers," — " distance lent enchantment to 
the view." I was mortally afraid of the one, and hardly 
dared venture on a close intimacy with the other. It will 
not do, Mr. President, for me to suggest here that you your- 
self might have been, for aught that I know, one of those 
same " Dublin Troopers " who used so terribly to " frighten 
me fr-om my propriety." But, if you do not remember, you 
must have heard of the military customs of that day. My 
father had the honor — and it was an honor then — to com- 
mand that company of " ostentatious dragoons ; " and, when 
the parade was in Nelson, they used to come round that way. 



PROCEEDINGS. 113 

— these " Dublin Troopers," There are men here to-day 
who have stopped, more than once, down by the watering- 
trough, with the tops of their scarlet plumes in sight from 
the house, while they loaded those formidable pistols to the 
very muzzle, to give the Cap^n a waker. And when they 
rode up in single file, and each " delivered his fire " at the 
unoflfending door-sill, I must confess that, for the instant, I 
lost a little of my admiration for their gaudy trappings. Aside 
from that, the days when the " troop rode " in Nelson were 
days to be marked and remembered. 

But enough of this, and enough of any thing from me, at 
this time, when there is so much to be said, and so many to 
say it. I thank you sincerely for the honor of an invitation 
to be with you to-day. I am glad to meet the citizens of 
Dublin, and the returned wanderers from the old paternal 
roofs, on an occasion of so much interest to them. I thank 
you for the compliment, personal to myself, to which I have 
attempted to respond. If the " random shots " which I 
have " let off," and the reminiscences which the occasion 
has called up to my own mind, shall have recalled any plea- 
sant memories of scenes lang syne, in which those most dear 
to me took part, and who now ''sleep in the valley," away 
from their native hills, they will have more than answered 
my hopes. 

In conclusion, let me pay a compliment to your town for 
the high stand she has taken in every thing that exalts a 
town or a nation. Her devotion to religion, to morality, and 
to education, has given her a name to be honored ; while 
religion, morality, and education are any thing but a name. 

"Farewell," — Sung by the Choir. 

The meeting was adjourned for a hundred years. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, N. H. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, N. H, 



SITUATION. BOUNDARIES, SOIL, CLIMATE, &c. 

The town of Dublin, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, 
is situated in latitude 42° 54' north, and longitude 72° 03' 
west, from London. It is bounded on the north by Hancock 
and Nelson, on the south by Jaffrey and Marlborough, on 
the west by Marlborough and E,oxbmy, and on the east by 
Peterborough and Hancock. It is forty-four miles from 
Concord, the capital of the state ; twelve miles in a south- 
easterly direction from Keene, the shiretown of the county ; 
and seventy miles from Boston. 

Dublin has the same diversity of hill and valley that is 
found in the other towns in this section of the state. It is 
distinguished, however, by having, in its south-westerly 
border, a large part of the grand Monadnock Mountain. 
The boundary line between Dublin and Jaffrey crosses the 
mountain, passing near its summit. The highest point of 
Monadnock, according to Dr. Dana, who ascertained the 
height by a barometer in the year 1816, is 3,450 feet above 
the level of the ocean. Its elevation above the surrounding 
country renders it, from a great distance, a conspicuous ob- 
ject. Its summit is visible from the top of the State-house 
in Boston; and it is said to be a landmark for sailors on 
approaching certain parts of the seacoast. Its highest point 
above the level of a pond in the centre of the town, usually 
called Centre Pond, but sometimes Monadnock Lake, is 
1,581 feet. The highest elevation of land next to that of 



118 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Monadnock is Beech Mountain or Beech Hill, situated north 
of the centre of the town. It is 391 feet above the level of 
the pond. These heights were ascertained by measuring a line 
on the frozen pond for a base, taking the angle at each end, 
and making the usual calculations by trigonometry. 

From the top of Beech Mountain, — so called from the 
large number of beech-trees with which it was formerly 
covered, — a beautiful view may be obtained, both of the 
Contoocook and Connecticut river-valleys, and especially of 
the Green Mountains in Vermont, as they rise in the form 
of successive terraces from the Connecticut River. From 
the same place, the Kearsarge and Ascutney Mountains may 
be seen ; also the Saddleback and other mountains beyond 
the river Merrimack ; and, when the atmosphere is favorable, 
the summit of one of the White Mountains is visible, look- 
ing like a thin, white, stationary cloud, a little above the 
horizon. 

The ponds in Dublin, besides Centre Pond, are Long 
Pond in the north part of the town, and several others of 
less size, the position of which may be found on the map. 
The streams of water, that rise east of the elevated land 
which divides the town into two parts, run into the Contoo- 
cook River, and thence into the Merrimack above the city of 
Concord ; and those that rise on the west side run into the 
Ashuelot, and thence into the Connecticut. The rise and 
direction of the several streams of water are indicated on 
the map. By far the largest portion of the water in Centre 
Pond is supplied by springs, which have their outlets beneath 
its surface. The bottom of the pond is mostly a pure whitish 
sand. It varies greatly as to its depth. It has been sounded 
where the depth was one hundred feet ; but the deep places 
in general are not more than sixty feet. The water is beau- 
tifully clear. The ice in some seasons is two feet thick, 
and, when preserved for iise in summer, is found to be of 
the very best quality. 

The most valuable fish in Centre Pond are trout. As to 
flavor and other qualities, they have been pronounced, by 
persons whose good taste in such matters was unquestion- 
able, inferior to none which the waters of New Hampshire 
yield. But unfortunately these excellent fish, which, in 
former days could be caught at almost any time, have 
become scarce. No pains has been taken to preserve them. 
At the season for spawning, which is during the last days 



HISTOKV OV DLIJLIX. 119 

of September and the first of October, they come towards 
the shore at a jutting point of land on the west side of the 
pond. The numbers caught annually are small ; and, unless 
measures are taken for protecting and increasing them, they 
must at length be exterminated. Whether the methods 
recently adopted in France for breeding fish could be suc- 
cessfully pursued here, may be worthy of consideration. 
Long Pond yields good pickerel, but no trout. Pickerel 
and trout, it is said, are not found in the same pond. The 
former, with their capacious mouths and numerous sharp 
teeth, are able to destroy the latter. Trouts are found in 
the brooks of Dublin, and they may be taken at any season 
suitable for fishing. They are so small, however, that 
a few scores of them are required to make a meal for a 
family. 

The native forest-trees of Dublin are beech, rock or 
sugar maple, white maple, spruce, hemlock, fir, white pine, 
red oak, larch or hackmatack, elm, wild cherry, bass-wood, 
the several kinds of birch, chestnut, butternut, ash, and 
such other trees and shrubs as are common in this latitude 
and at our elevation above the sea. White oak, hickory, 
and pitch-pine are not found here ; and, except the latter, it 
is doubtful whether they ever existed within our limits as 
a native growth. The beautiful mountain-ash is found on 
some hills, and the evergreen arbor vita on the east side of 
Centre Pond. 

The wild fi'uits are the upright blackberry, raspberry, 
low and high blueberry, checkerberry, strawberry, and, in 
some spots, the black huckleberry. The shadberry is com- 
mon. The white blossoms appear early in the spring. It 
is seldom that many of the berries remain upon the trees 
till they are ripe. Their taste is a pleasant, mild acid, and 
children are fond of them ; but, if many are eaten with the 
stones, they are apt to produce a slight sickness, or nausea. 
Low blueberries are most abundant on the sides of the 
Monadnock Mountain. They ripen there later than in 
other situations. Large quantities are gathered in some 
seasons. The high blackberries often yield a plentiful 
supply, constitute a healthful fruit, and are much used. 
Strawberries are less abundant than in former days, when 
the land was first cultivated. Raspberries are often found 
by the sides of the travelled roads, and their fragrance is 
grateful. 



120 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

The wild animals were the same as in the other settle- 
ments of this vicinity, — bears, wolves, deer, moose, cata- 
mounts, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, hedgehogs, squirrels, 
rabbits, otters, minks, muskrats, and some others. Wild 
turkeys, in the early times of the settlement, were frequently 
taken, Timothy Adams, 2d, who first settled lot 12, range 9, 
found, on one occasion, a nest containing fourteen eggs, on 
which a turkey was sitting. He took the eggs, and put 
them under a hen ; after a few days, each egg .produced a 
young turkey, and the whole brood were raised and sent to 
Boston for a market. 

The objects of natural history in New Hampshire have 
never been thoroughly investigated and described. Dr. 
Jackson's Geological Survey of the State is a valuable work, 
but less complete than the importance of the subject demands. 
The surveys made by legislative authority in Massachusetts 
and New York include all the branches of natural history. 
Parts of the works published by these states are applicable 
to New Hampshire, and much may be learned from them 
respecting our own natural history. Dr. Harris's " Treatise 
on some of the Insects of New England which are injurious 
to Vegetation," should be consulted by every farmer. In- 
sects, though small in size, often become formidable by their 
numbers. Their destructive power is far greater than that 
of crows and foxes, for the heads of which the state has 
sometimes ojSered a bounty. Within the limits of Dublin, 
more than two thousand diiferent species of insects have 
been collected. Many more would be discovered by further 
investigations. 

The climate of Dublin is what might be expected from 
its elevation above the ocean. The winds are often strong, 
but the air is pure and bracing. The evenings and mornings 
of the hot season are generally cool and refreshing. The 
snow in winter is often deep, and remains longer on the 
ground in the spring than in the towns which border on 
Connecticut and Merrimack rivers ; but the thermometer 
on the hills does not sink so low, on the cold, frosty morn- 
ings of winter, as in the latter situations. Stage-drivers, 
that start early from the valleys, are always glad to reach 
the higher land. It is the strong wind and the drifting 
snow that make travelling over the hills in the winter un- 
comfortable and difficult. Due regard has not been paid 
to the preserving of the forests, with reference to the protec- 



HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 



121 



tion of buildings and cultivated fields from the violence of 
the winds. The crops on the hills are less exposed than 
those in the valleys to early and late frosts. 

From four daily observations, during the year 1852, the 
mean of the thermometer for each month was as follows : — 
January, 14.3 ; February, 19.9 ; March, 26.2 ; April, 33.5 ; 
May, 49.7 ; June, 62.7 ; July, 68.2 ; August, 62.1 ; Sep- 
tember, 57.7 ; October, 45.8 ; November, 28.3 ; December, 
27.9. The minimum, January 20th, was 16 below zero; 
and the maximum, July 9th, was 91 above zero. The 
changes from a higher to a lower temperature are sometimes 
sudden. The thermometer on one occasion sank from 81 
to 43 in less than nine hours. This, however, is an extreme 
case. 

The geological formation of Dublin is primitive. The 
land is rocky, and the soil hard to cultivate. A few farms 
in the easterly part of the town have portions of sandy or 
gravelly land. Although the soil is hard, yet, under good 
cultivation, it produces fair crops of Indian corn, oats, barley, 
and potatoes. On many farms, wheat is raised. For this 
crop, the land must be well prepared and well manured. 
When treated with leeched ashes, the yield is greater. It 
is sown here in the spring. Rye may be grown on the 
sandy lands ; and it is common, on the first clearing of a 
piece of land, to rake in rye in the autumn, after the ground 
has been burned over. Much of the pasture-land is covered 
with what is called white grass. It goes to seed early in the 
season, and for the rest of the year gives a white appearance 
to the fields in which it predominates. Whether these pas- 
tures can be recruited without cultivation and manuring is 
a problem which has not yet been practically solved. On 
some of these pastures, a young growth of spruce, and 
occasionally of pine, is beginning to appear. This is a de- 
cided improvement on the sterile aspect presented by a ripe 
growth of white grass. One of the early settlers of the 
town said that it was represented to liim before he came, 
and as an inducement to purchase a farm, that the land in 
Dublin was so fertile that ''it would never need any manure." 
Settlers were soon undeceived with regard to such repre- 
sentations, but the land well repays a generous culture ; and, 
as labor has become less easily attainable and more costly, 
the practice has become more common of cultivating a less 
number of acres. Necessity is compelling the tillers of the 



122 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

soil to pay more attention to tlie science of agriculture, and 
to adopt such methods for improvement as have been prac- 
tically tested. 

Dr. Jackson, the state geologist, in his final report, 1844, 
says, "Bogs of peat were observed near the road through 
Dublin, and the peat may be economically employed in 
making compost for agricultural use. Drift scratches are 
common on the rocks, and run north and south." 

Specimens of soil from the farm of Thomas Fisk, Esq., 
were sent to Dr. Jackson ; and the following are his analysis 
of the same, in his " Appendix to Agricultural Geology and 
Chemistry," pages 335, 336. 



Analysis of Soil, Grass-land, from Thomas Fisk's, Dublin. 
No. 1. 
Chemical analysis of 1 00 grains gave — 

Water 3.8 

Vegetable matter 8.6 

Siliceous matter 77.6 

Alumina and peroxide iron . . 8.0 

Salts of lime 0.4 

Phosphate magnesia .... 0.6 

99.0 
Loss 1.0 

100.0 



Soil No. 2. — Subsoil, granite. 
Chemical analysis of 100 grains yielded — 

Water 1.8 

Vegetable matter 5.4 

Siliceous matter 84.4 

Alumina and peroxide iron . . 6.8 

Salts of lime 0.3 

Magnesia 0.8 

99.5 
Alkalies and loss .... 0.5 

100.0 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 123 

Soil No. 3. 
Chemical analysis of 100 grains yielded — 

"Water 5.6 

Vegetable matter 5.4 

Siliceous matter 76.2 

Peroxide iron 10.8 

Salts of lime 0.6 

98.6 
Loss 1.4 

100.0 
Soil No. 4. 
Chemical analysis of 100 grains yielded — 

Water 3.2 

Vegetable matter 7.0 

Siliceous matter 80.4 

Peroxide iron 9.0 

Salts of lime 1.4 

Magnesia 0.3 

101.3 

In the above-named Appendix, the constituents of soils 
from various parts of the state are given. 

We give here the statistics of agricultural produce for the 
year 1838: — 

Number of acres of wheat sown 19^ 

„ „ bushels raised 1,771 

„ „ acres of rye sown on ploughed land ... 34 

„ „ bushels raised 340 

„ „ acres sown with barley 112 

„ „ bushels raised 2,734 

„ „ acres sown with oats 101 

„ „ bushels raised 2,717 

„ „ acres planted with Indian corn 121| 

„ „ bushels raised 3,455 

„ „ acres planted with potatoes 199^ 

„ „ bushels raised 35,817 

„ „ acres sown with ruta-baga 7^ 

„ „ bushels raised 3,976 

„ „ bushels of mangel-wurzel and sugar beets . 204 

„ „ pounds of maple sugar 21,300 



124 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

It was remarked, with regard to the crops of 1838, that 
the season was unfavorable for some of them, particularly 
the root-crops. Wheat was not so good as in the previous 
year. The wheat-crop ranged from 7 to 36 bushels per 
acre ; and it is worthy of notice that the two extremes were 
in the same neighborhood, and on similar soil. 



DUBLIN UNDER THE MASONIAN PROPRIETORS. 

The following is a copy of the charter to which Mr. 
Mason refers in his address. The spelling of the original 
has been preserved : — 

"Province of Neav Hampshire. 

*' Pursuant to the Power and Authority Granted and Vested in me 
by the Proprietors of Lands Purchased of John Tufton Mason 
Esq' in the Province of New Hampshire By their Vote passed 
at their Meeting held at Portsmouth In said Province the 16th 
day of June AD. 1749,— 

" I do by these Presents on the Terms and Limitations hereafter 
Expressed Give & Grant all the right possession & Property of 
the Proprit" afores*^ unto Mathew Thornton Sampson Stoddard 
William Spaulding Joseph French Zechariah Stearnes Peter 
Powers Robert Fletcher Junier Eleaz"' Blanchard Foster Went- 
worth Josiah Swan Isaac Rindge John Rindge Ezekiel Carpenter 
Benjam" Bellows John Combs Stephen Powers Henry Wallis 
Samuel Kenny Ebenezer Gillson Jeremiah Norcross Isaiah Lewis 
Ezra Carpenter Enos Lawrence William Cummings Mark Hunkin 
Joseph Jackson Thomas Wibird Jeremiah Lawrence John Usher 
Nathan^ Page David Page Samuel Farley Daniel Emerson Joseph 
Blanchard Jun"^ Thomas Parker Jun"" Anthony Wibird Francis 
Worster Jonathan Cummings David Wilson Clement March Esq"' 
of in or to That Tract of Land or Township Call North Menad- 
nock or Number three, Bounded as followeth Beginning at a 
Beach Tree being the Northeast Corner of Middle Menadnock 
Township & runs North Eighty Degrees West Seven Miles To a 
Hemlock tree marked from thence Runing North by the Needle five 
Miles to a Tree marked from thence Runing South Eighty degrees 
East Seven miles to a Hemlock Tree Marked from thence Runing 
South by the Needle five Miles to the first Bounds Mentioned 

" To Have and to hold to them their Heirs &c assigns Excepting 
as afores'' & on the following Terms and Conditions 

" That is to say) that the whole Tract of Land be Devided into 



HISTORY OF DUBLIX. ^ 125 

Seventy one Equal Shares & that Each Share Contain Three 
Lots Equitable Coupled Together & Drawn for at Dunstable at or 
before the first Day of July next in some Equitable manner — 
That Three of the afores*^ Shares be Granted & appropriated free 
of all Charge one for the first settled Minister in s'^ Town one for 
the support of the Ministry & one for the School there for ever & 
one Lott for each said three Shares to be first Layed out in the 
Most Convenient place near the Middle of said Town & Lotts 
coupled to them so as not to be Drawn for 

" That Eighteen of the said Shares be reserved for the Grantors 
of the Premises their Heirs & assigns for Ever and acquited from 
all Duty & Charge untill improved by the Owners or Som holding 
under them Respectively, that other Owners of the said Rights 
make Settlem' at their own Expence in the following Manner Viz' 
all the Lotts to be Layed out at the Grantees Expence that all the 
Lotts in said Township be subjected to have all necessary Roads 
Laid out through them free from Charge as hereafter there shall 
be Occasion that within four Years from the Date hereof forty of 
the said Rights or Shares belonging to aforementioned Grantees 
Viz* W"* Spaulding Joseph French Zachariah Stearnes Robert 
Fletcher Jun"" Josiah Swan John Rindge John Combs Stephen 
Powers Henry Wallis Samuel Kenny Ebenezer Gillson Jere'' 
Norcross Ezekiel Carpenter Ezra Carpenter Enos Lawrence 
William Cummings Mark Hunkin Joseph Jackson Thomas Wibird 
Jere"* Lawrence John Usher Nathaniel Page David Page Sam' 
Farley Daniel Emerson Anthony Wibird Francis Worster Jon" 
Cummings David Willson Isaiah Lewis Sampson Stoddard Ben- 
jam" Bellows Thomas Parker Jun"^ one settlement each, Peter 
Powers four Shares Mathew Thornton three Shares — Be entered 
upon & three Acres of Land at the least Cleared & inclosed & 
fited for mowing or Tillage & that within six Months then next 
coming there be on each of the said forty settling shares a House 
built the Room Sixteen feet Square at the Least fitted & finished 
for Comfortable Dwelling therein & some Person Resident therein 
& continue Inhabitancy or Residence these [three ?] years then 
next Coming with the additional Improvem'' of Two Acres Each 
Year for Each Settler, that Each of the s*^ Grantees at the Exe- 
cuting of this Instrum' pay twenty pounds Old Tenor to Defray 
the Necessary Charges Risen & arising in said Township to be 
deposited in the hand of such Person as the Grantees shall chuse 
Being a Freeholder and Resident in the Province of New Hamp- 
shire, That a good Convenient Meeting House be built in s*^ 
Township as near the cenf of the Town as may be with conve- 
niance within six years from this Date & Ten Acres of Land 
Reserved there for Public Use — That the afores*^ Grantees or 
their Assigns by a Maj'' Vote in public Meetings assess Such 
further Sums of Money as they shall think Necessary for com- 
pleating & carrying forward the Settlera' afores'^ & any of the 



126 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Grantees Exclusive of the three Public Lotts who shall neglect 
for the space of three Months next after such assessments shall be 
Granted, to pay the same, so much of such Delinq'^ Right Respec- 
tively shall or may be sold as will pay the Tax and all Charges 
arising thereon by a Com*^ of the Grantees appointed for that 
purpose — That all White Pine Trees fit for Masting his Majestyes 
Royal Navy Growing on said Tract of Land be and hereby are 
Granted to His Majesty his Heirs and successors for Ever, & in 
case any of the Grantees shall Neglect or Refuse to perform any 
of the articles aforementioned he shall forfit his Share & Right in 
said Township and Every Part and Parcell thereof to those of the 
s^ Grantees that shall have Complyed with the Conditions on their 
Part herein Expressed & it shall & may be Lawful for any Person 
by their Authority to Enter into & upon the Right of Such Delin- 
quent Owner & Every part thereof in the name of the Whole of 
the Settlement That shall have fulfilled as afores*^ & him to amove 
out of & Expell, for their Use their Heirs & Assigns provided 
they settle or cause settled Each Such Delinq*' Rights within the 
Term of one Year at the furthest from the Period that is by this 
Indenture Stipulated to be Done as the Condition of this Grant & 
fully Discharge & Comply with the whole duty Such Delinq' ought 
to have Done within one Year from Time to Time after the 
Respective Periods thereof, and in case the said Grantees fullfiUing 
on their Part as afores*^ shall Neglect fullfiUing as afores*^ the Duty 
of any Delinq* Owner nor he himself perform as aforesaid — That 
then such Share or Shares shall be forfited Revert & Belong to 
the Grantors their Heirs & Assigns to be wholly at their Disposall, 
allways Provided there be no Indian War within any of the terms 
and Limitations afores"* for Doeing the Duty conditioned in this 
Grant & in case that should happen then some time to be allowed 
for the Respective Matters afores^ after Such Impedim' Shall be 
Removed 

" Lastly the said Grantors Do hereby promise the said Grantees 
their Heirs & Assigns to Defend through the Law to King and 
Councill if need be one Action that shall or may be Brought 
ai-ainst them or Number of them by any Person or Persons what- 
soever Claiming the s*^ Lands or any part thereof by any other 
Title than that of the s*^ Grantors or that by which they hold or 
Derive there's from Provided the s** Grantors are avouch* in to 
Defend the same & that in Case on final Tryal the same shall be 
recovered against the Grantors for the said Lands Improvements 
& Expence in Bringing forward the Settlem' the Grantees shall 
Recover Nothing over against the s** Grantors — and further that 
the said Grantors will pay the Necessary Expence of Time & 
Money that any other person or persons shall be put to by any 
other Suit or Suits that shall be brought against them or any 
Number of them the said Grantees for Tryal of the Title Before 
one Suit shall be fully Determined in the Law. In Witness 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



127 



Whereof I the s*^ Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable have hereunto 
set my hand and seal this third Day of November AD. 1749. 

"Joseph Blanchard [seal] 

"A True Coppy of the Grant of the North Menadnock Township 
" Attest Joseph Blanchard Jun'' Prop' Clerk 

" The foregoing grant of y^ Tract of Land called the North Ma- 
nadnock or number three was returned by Joseph Blanchard 
Esq"" Deceas"^ to the Proprietors of the Lands purchased of John 
Tufton Mason Esq'' in New-Hampshire as a true copy of the 
Grant he made to the Grantees within mentioned in behalf of 
said Proprietors. 

" Examined the 4th day of August 1768 

by Geo. Jaffrey Prop" CI." 

The charter required that the shares should be drawn on 
or before the first day of July, 1750. On the first Tuesday 
of June in the said year, the drawing took place. We 
insert here a table of the shares, with the lots drawn an- 
nexed, according to a copy of the same as certified by the 
clerk of the proprietors. 

A LIST OF THE PROPRIETORS OF NORTH MONADNOCK TOWNSHIP. 



NAMES. 


,d 




. 




a 




^ 




P 


a 


1 


1 


& 


z 


^ 


Mathew Thornton, Esq 


1 


10 


1 


9 


1 


16 


1 


Sampson Stoddard, Esq 


2 


8 


1 


12 


5 


19 


5 


William Spaulding 


3 


7 


1 


7 


3 


12 


10 


Capt. Joseph French 


4 


2 


1 


13 


6 


16 


10 


Joseph Blanchard, Esq 


5 


20 


2 


7 


8 


21 


2 


Thomas Packer, Esq 


6 


19 


2 


9 


7 


11 


10 


Josiah Brown 


7 


18 


2 


10 


6 


19 


1 


Mathew Thornton, Esq 


8 


10 


2 


22 


1 


13 


4 


Zachariah Stearns . . . . ^ . 


9 


2 


2 


11 


6 


10 


10 


Peter Powers 


10 


19 


3 


2 


5 


15 


8 


Robert Fletcher, Esq 


11 


18 


3 


21 


3 


10 


7 


Daniel Pierce and ■> 

Mrs. Marv Moor 5 


12 


11 


3 


22 


2 


22 


3 


1 Jotham Odiorne, Esq 


13 


10 


3 


22 


6 


1 


10 


Clement March, Esq 


14 


4 


3 


16 


*10 


3 


10 


Eleazcr Blanchard 


^n 


2 


3 


12 


6 


2 


10 


Foster Wentworth 


16 


1 


3 


12 


7 


9 


10 


Josiah Swan 


17 


16 




8 


9 


8 


10 


Isaac Rindge 


18 


9 




22 


10 


21 


10 


Joshua Pierce, Esq 


19 


8 




4 


9 


5 


9 


Mark Hunkin Wentworth, Esq. . 


20 


4 




3 


8 


6 


10 


George Jaffrey 


21 


2 




14 





14 


6 


Theodore Atkinson, Esq. . . . 


22 


1 




20 


3 


19 


3 



128 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

List of the Proprietors of North Monadnock. {Continued.) 



KAMBS. 



Samuel Solly and ) 
Clement March, Esq. ) 

John Rindge 

Ezekiel Carpenter . . 
Benjamin Bellows . . . 
Peter Powers .... 
Peter Powers . . . . 
Stephen Powers . . . 

John Combs 

Henry WaUis .... 
Samuel Kenny . . . . 
Benjamin Bellows . . 
Ebenezer Gillson . . . 
Jeremiah Norcross . . 

Isaiah Lewis 

Mathew Livermore . . 
Ezra Carpenter . . . . 
Enos LawTance . . . 
John Wentworth, Esq. 
Peter Powers .... 
William Cimimings . . 
Mark Hunkin .... 
Thomas WaUingford, Esq. 
Richard Wibird, Esq. . 

Minister -lots 

School-lots 

Joseph Jackson . . . . 
Thomas Wibird . . . 

Miiustry-lots 

Jeremiah Lawrance . . 

John Usher 

Nathaniel Page . . . 
Nathaniel Meserve, Esq. . 
John MofFatt .... 

David Page 

William Parker, Esq. . 
Mathew Thornton, Esq. . 
Samuel Farley . . . 
Daniel Emerson . . . 
Joseph Blanchard, jun. . 
Thomas Parker, jun. . . 
Peter Powers .... 
Anthony Wibird . . . 
Francis Worster . . , 
John T. Mason and } 
Jno. Tomlinson, Esqrs. ) 
Peter Powers .... 
Jonathan Cumings . . . 
Eleazer Blanchard . . 

John Rindge 

David Wilson .... 



23 20 

24 7 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 129 

"The above is a coppy of the Proprietors of North Menadnock 
Township with the number of the Lotts &c, by them drawn the 
first day of June 1750 

" Attest ^ Joseph Blanchaed Jr. Pro. Cler. 

"The within is a true copy of the names of the owners & 
draught of the Lotts in the North Menadnock Township, as re- 
turned to the Proprietors of y® Lands purchased of John Tufton 
Mason Esq'' in New Hampshire, by Joseph Blaiicfiard Esq"" 
Deceased. 

"Examined y* 4th day of August 1768 — 

^ Geo. Jaffrey Prop" Cler. 

The foregoing draught of shares, though attested as a 
true copy, has several errors. Peter Powers and Theodore 
Atkinson each is put down as having drawn lot 19 in the 
tliird range, and Clement March and Richard Wibird as 
having drawn lot 3 in the tenth range. Lot 21, in the first 
range, is given twice to John Rindge. From an old tax-list, 
it is ascertained that he drew lots 20 and 21 in the said 
range. Of the other errors, there is no record by which we 
have been able to correct them. 

Joseph Blanchard, of Dunstable, was agent of the original 
purchasers of Mason's claim. As he was a surveyor, he was 
employed, it is supposed, in running the lines for Monad- 
nock No. 3, and for dividing the same into ranges and lots. 
It will be observed that eighteen shares were reserved in the 
charter for the grantors to be "acquitted of all duty and 
charge until improved by the owners." The names of the 
grantors were Theodore Atkinson, Mark Hunkin Went- 
worth, Richard "Wibird, John Wentworth, George JafFrey, 
Samuel Moore, Nathaniel Meserve, Thomas Packer, Thomas 
WalHngford, Jotham Odiorne, Joshua Pierce, and John 
Moffat. To these twelve persons. Mason sold his claim to 
lands in New Hampshire for fifteen hundred pounds cur- 
rency. Theodore Atkinson's share was three-fifteenths ; and 
M. H. Wentworth's, two-fifteenths. It is probable that 
Atkinson or Wentworth had sold a share to Josiah Brown, 
•whose name is in the draught, but not in the charter. The 
names also of Samuel Solly, Daniel Pierce, John T. Mason, 
and Jno. Thomlinson, are in the draught as owners of parts 
of shai'es. In what manner the shares and lots were drawn 
is not known. Owing to the different values of the lots, there 
were some blanks in the lottery ; and to some of the proprie- 
tors the speculation must have proved worthless. Dublin 
17 



130 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

was then an unbroken forest. It is not probable that the 
Indians ever made it a place of residence, any longer than 
they were occupied in hunting and fishing. A few broken 
Indian implements have been found in some parts of the 
town. They were dropped, no doubt, as was common, du- 
ring their hunting excursions. 

After the drawing of the lots, the owners must have been 
desirous of ascertaining the value of then- property. Living, 
as most of them did, in the eastern part of the state, few of 
them probably ever came, and made a personal examination 
of the situation and quality of their lots. It may be pre- 
sumed, however, that Matthew Thornton failed not to go 
himself to the place where he encouraged his brother to 
settle. We may believe, too, that, previous to the year 
1752, he had begun to purchase shares and lots of the other 
proprietors. He must have been well acquainted with many 
of the inhabitants of Peterborough. The lot (number 1, 
range 6) on which William Thornton settled, was chosen 
probably for its proximity to Peterborough. As Judge 
Thornton owned, at one time, more than a third part of all 
the land in Dublin, he would of course take a deep interest 
in the settlement of the town and the prosperity of its 
inhabitants. This he ever did. Some of the early settlers 
were personally acquainted with him. Captain Andrew 
Allison said that Judge Thornton used occasionally to call 
at his father's house in Londonderry, and spend an evening. 
He was himself but a boy ; but he well remembered the 
delight with which he was wont to listen to Mr. Thornton's 
conversation, for he was always telling stories and giving 
anecdotes such as a boy loved to hear. This corresponds 
with what has been said of him in a brief sketch of his life : 
" In private life he was one of the most companionable of men. 
The young and the old were alike sharers in the agreeable 
versatility of his powers, — in the inexhaustible stock of in- 
formation which a long and industrious life had accumulated. 
His memory was well stored with a large fund of entertain- 
ing and instructive anecdotes, which he could apply upon any 
incident, or subject of conversation." — N. H. Hist. Coll., v. i. 

The location of William Thornton was on lot T, range 6. 
Of how many persons his family consisted, or how long he 
remained on his farm, is not known. That he abandoned 
his farm through fear of the Canadian Indians, has ever 
been a tradition. This is confirmed by the fact that his resi- 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 131 

dence here was during the war between the French and 
English, which resulted in the conquest of Canada. It was 
the course ever pursued by the Indians upon the renewal of 
a war between the English and French, to commence their 
attacks upon the frontiers of New Hampshire. In August, 
1754, they broke into the house of James Johnson at num- 
ber four (Charlestown), in the morning, before any of the 
family were awake, and took him with his wife and three 
children, her sister, and two men. The news of such an 
event, and others of a similar character, could not have been 
otherwise than alarming to a family situated as Mr. Thornton's 
was. When he left, he took all his movable property with 
him, except a grindstone and a breaking-up hoe. Some years 
after Mr. Appleton occupied the farm, he found the said grind- 
stone, while ploughing the field in which it had been buried. 

By whom, and in what year, the next settlement was 
made, there is no authentic account. It is known that some 
families from Peterborough were residents here before the 
close of the French war. Alexander Scott resided on the lot 
where Thaddeus Morse now lives. He is said to have kept 
a tavern, or to have furnished entertainment for those per- 
sons, especially soldiers, who passed from Peterborough to 
Keene. An old soldier stated that in 1759 a detachment 
of colonial troops passed through the town to join the 
British army on the lakes. William Scott, son of Alex- 
ander, lived on the farm (lot 13, range 6) now owned by 
John Gleason. The Hon. John Scott, son of William, was 
born there. He was heard to say, that he well remembered, 
when quite young, playing with his brothers on the shore of 
the pond, and that occasionally their play was pushing one 
another from the fallen trees or slippery logs into the water. 
Rev. E. Dunbar, in liis description of Peterborough, says 
that William Scott was a soldier in the war in Canada in 
1758 and 1759. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the 
battle of Bunker Hill. He was carried to Halifax, whence 
he escaped, and rejoined his regiment at New York. He 
received a captain's commission in 1777, was a volunteer at 
the taking of Burgoyne, and remained in the service of his 
country till the close of the war. — N. H. Hist. Coll., vol. i. 

The other settlers from Peterborough were William 
McNee (now changed to Nay), John Alexander, and 
James Taggart. These were of Scotch-Irish descent, as 
was Henry Strongman (now Strong), who settled on the 



132 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

farm (lot 5, range 6) now owned by Augustine "Wood. Wil- 
liam McNee lived on or near the spot recently owned by 
Cyrus Piper. Mr. McNee was, after removing back to 
Peterborough, a deacon or ruling elder in the Presbyterian 
Church. His son Robert was the first male child born in 
Dublin. James Taggart had a son named William, and the 
residence of the family was at the place where Corydon 
Jones now lives (lot 8, range 5). John Alexander settled 
on lot 7, range 5. His house was near the spot on which 
Samuel Davison's brick house now stands. He is said to 
have lived at one time on lot 7, range 7 ; now owned by 
Luke Pichardson. Mr. Alexander was somewhat distin- 
guished for his extravagant and incredible stories, which he 
narrated with assumed gravity, amusing himself with the 
staring wonder of credulous listeners. He removed to the 
State of Vermont, where he died. 

The first permanent English settler in Dublin is believed 
to have been Thomas ISIorse. He came from Sherborn, 
Mass., in the autumn of 1762, and lived on the farm (lot 16, 
range 5) now owned by his grandson Jesse Morse. It can- 
not be doubted that he had been in the town, cleared land, 
and prepared a house for his family, before the year above 
named. It has been told, that on one of his journeys to Dub- 
lin, previous to the removal of his family, his dog was with 
him. This dog was afraid of thunder, and, when at home, 
was in the habit, duiing a thunder-shower, of running into 
the house, and retreating beneath a bed. In the afternoon, 
one day, while Mr. Morse and his dog, accompanied by John 
Alexander, were in the woods, Mr. Alexander, for the pur- 
pose of lighting his pipe, flashed some powder from the pan 
of his gun. The dog, probably mistaking the flash for hght- 
ning, manifested his usual signs of fear, and ran away from 
his master. When the family at Sherborn arose the next 
morning, the dog was at the door. A bed has often been 
recommended as a safe place for reclining during a thunder- 
storm. Whether the dog had an instinctive sagacity which 
led him to conclude that under the bed was equally safe, may 
be questioned. We have heard of other dogs, however, 
who pursued the same course. 

William Greenwood was the first settler on the farm (lot 8, 
range 6) now owned by Pufus Piper. He was a carpenter. 
He was killed by the falling of the timbers at the raising of 
a barn, which is still standing on the farm of Calvin Learned. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 133 

Samuel Twitchell was heard to say, a few weeks before 
he died, in 1820, that he was the third person who became 
a settler, and remained permanently in DubHn. The first 
night of his being in the town, he slept by the side of a 
large rock. The rock is still in its old place, and is noted 
for the circumstance above named. Mr. Twitchell was then 
a young man without a family. His father, Joseph Twitch- 
ell, of Sherborn, was an agent of the proprietors, or a part 
of them, for procuring settlers and for the sale of lands. 

After the close of the French war, there was a numerous 
emigration fi'om Massachusetts into New Hampshire. The 
proprietors of the unsold lands in the southern townships 
offered strong inducements to young men to purchase farms, 
and remove thither. As an agent. Captain Twitchell was 
faithful and efficient ; and, through his instrumentality, many 
settlers bought land in Dublin, and became permanent resi- 
dents. Most of his children — five sons and three daugh- 
ters — became at length inhabitants of Dublin. He took 
frequent journeys to Portsmouth ; and, when he visited his 
children, he came sometimes with an ox-cart, loaded with 
provisions, furniture, and such articles as new settlers could 
not procure at home. 

With regard to the precise times at which many of the 
first settlers came to Dublin, there is no definite information. 
Some of them came up from Sherborn, began to clear land, 
worked on the roads, and built log-cabins, before they settled 
permanently. Among the papers left by Eli Morse, there 
are lists of persons who worked on the roads in North 
Monadnock No. 3. The following is a copy of one that 
contains a list for three successive years : — 

1760. John Alexander, thirteen days' work. 

1761. John Alexander, eight days' work. 
William McNee, six days' work. 
James Taggart, one day and a half. 

1762. John Alexander, five days' work. 
William McNee, two days and one half. 
James Taggart, two days and one half. 
William Taggart, one day at the highway. 
Henry Strongman, four days' work. 
Samuel Twitchell, three days and one half. 
Levi Partridge, two days' work. 
William Greenwood, six days' work. 

Joseph Twitchell, jun., two days and a half work. 



134 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

A list of the persons who worked on the roads in 1763 
has not been found; but that for the years 1764 and 1765 is 
as follows : — 



Nathaniel Bartlett. 
Benjamin Mason. 
Moses Adams. 
Samuel Twitchell. 



Henry Strongman. 
Thomas Morse. 
Moses Johnson. 
Micah Morse. 



Joseph Twitchell, jnn. ' Joshua Lealand. 

Amos Fisk. ! Joseph Twitchell. 

John Robinson. 1 Samuel Eames. 



Ebenezer Twitchell. 
William McNee. 
John Alexander. 
Eli Morse. 
Thomas Morrison. 



Ivorj Perry. 
Amos Perry. 
William Greenwood. 
Daniel Morse. 



How many of the above-named persons were actually 
settled in town at the time they worked on the roads, is not 
known. Thomas Morrison and Joshua Lealand did not 
become permanent settlers. In the list of 1766 are the 
following additional names : Caleb Greenwood, Joseph Ad- 
ams, Samuel Ames, jun. (Eames ?), and Silas Stone. In the 
list of 1767 are William Beal, John Wight, John Muzzey, 
Reuben Morse, David Morse, and Thaddeus Mason. In the 
list of 1768 are Joel Wight, Eleazer Twitchell, and Ezra 
Twitchell. In 1769, only three new names were added, — 
Bat Goyer (Bartholomew), Isaac and Moses Mason. The 
whole number of persons taxed for roads, this year, was 
forty-five. As in former years, a few were non-residents. 
In the year 1770, we find the names of William Eider, Elias 
and Jonathan Knowlton ; and, in 1771, the number of tax- 
payers for a county-rate was fifty-five. The names added 
this year were Asa Norcross, Caleb Hill, Simeon Johnson, 
John Ranstead, David Johnson, Daniel Wood, Rufus Hunt- 
ley, Nathaniel Bates, Benoni Death, Joseph Drury, John 
Swan, and Joseph Turner. 

In the year 1764, Eli Morse was chosen clerk of the pro- 
prietors ; and the brief records which he kept from that date 
till 1773 have been preserved. From 1773 to 1783, no meet- 
ings appear to have been held. In 1783 the proprietors 
met, and in 1784. The last meeting was in 1785. Joseph 
Blanchard, of Dunstable, was clerk till Mr. Morse was cho- 
sen ; but of his records, little, known to us, remains. Some 
of the transactions of the proprietors are worthy of notice, 



HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 135 

as showing what they deemed most important to be done in 
those early years of the settlement. We shall give such 
extracts from the records of Deacon Morse as seem to us 
most interesting : — 

" At a meeting of the proprietors of North Monadnock Town- 
ship, held at the house of William Greenwood in said township, on 
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1764, chose Robert Boyes, Esq., moderator. 
Then chose Eli Morse proprietor's clerk ; then chose Moses Ad- 
ams to join with the former committee chosen to build the bridges 
over the Mill Brook, and the brook by Mr. Thomas Morse's, in 
the room of Mr. Samuel Allison. Then voted that Wm. McNee 
be added to the committee chosen to repair the main road through 
the town, in the room of Mr. Joseph Twitchell ; which road is to 
be repaired as soon as possible. Then voted that six hundred 
pounds, old tenor, be raised on the rights in this propriety, sub- 
ject to the payment of taxes, and collected by Thomas Morse, who 
is hereby impowered to receive the same, and, in case of any delin- 
quency of payment by any of the owners in said township, as 
aforesaid, for Matthew Thornton and Joseph Blanchard, Esq., and 
Mr. Thomas Morse, or the major part of them, to sell so much of 
such delinquents' interest in said town as will be sufficient to pay 
the tax and incidental charges ; and that four hundred pounds of 
said money be laid out on the main road and the bridges afore- 
said ; and the remainder be given for the encouragement of the 
person who shall build a saw-mill in said town. Then chose Justice 
Boyes, Joseph Blanchard, and "William Wallace, to fix on the place 
where the meeting-house shall stand ; who accordingly proceeded 
on said business immediately, with a number of the proprietors, 
and viewed the place for the meeting-house to stand, and fixed the 
same by marking a tree and cutting down several small trees near 
the east line of the eleventh lot in the sixth range, where the land 
is to be set off for that purpose, as also for a burying-place and a 
training field. Then voted that the work that is to be done on the 
road and bridges aforesaid be done by the tenth day of Novem- 
ber next. Then voted that the committee for roads lay out a road 
from the main road a little to the east of John Alexander's lot, 
where he lives, southardly, so as to accommodate Caleb Green- 
wood and Nathaniel Bartlett, and open the same so as people 
can pass." 

The meeting of the proprietors for the year 1765 was 
held at the house of Thomas Morse, June 4th ; Joseph 
Twitchell, moderator. At this meeting, accounts were pre- 
sented and accepted, and "ten pounds, old tenor, assessed 
on each right, to be laid out on the roads in said township, 
including the two hundred pounds that hath been laid out 
more than hath been granted." 



136 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

"May 14, 1776. — At a meeting of the proprietors of Monad- 
nock No. 3, held at the house of Mr. Thomas Morse, in said 
township, — chose Thomas Morse moderator. Then voted four 
dollars to be raised on each right for repairing roads in said 
township. . . . Then voted one dollar on each right to hire preach- 
ing in said township. Then voted one dollar on each right for 
encouragement of Eli Morse, for building a grist-mill on the stream 
near his house, provided he shall get said mill completed in a year 
and a half from this time. . . . Granted a road from Ivory Perry's 
place northwardly to the main road; also granted a road from 
Jonas Fisk's house, leading to the middle of the town, where the 
committee shall think best. Chose Wm. Greenwood, Eli Morse, 
and Wm. Scott, for a committee to measure off the ten acres for 
the meeting-house, &;c., and to make bounds for the same. Also 
chose Wm. Greenwood to provide a preacher for two or three 
sabbaths, as soon as may be. Thomas Morse, Moderator." 

" At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, in the 
province of New Hampshire, warned by Reuben Kidder, Esq., 
Justice of Peace in said province, according to law, and assem- 
bled on the 27th day of May, 1767, Reuben Kidder, Esq., was 
chosen moderator to regulate said meeting. 

"Attest: Eli Morse, Proprietors' Clerk. 

" Then voted to build a meeting-house fifty feet long and thirty- 
eight feet wide, and proportionable as to the height. Then voted 
to choose a committee to take care and effect the work ; and chose 
Moses Adams, Henry Strongman, and William Greenwood, for 
said committee. Then voted to raise money to build said meeting- 
house. Then voted to raise four dollars by tax on each right. 
Then voted to confirm all former votes, excepting the vote to raise 
money to pay for preaching. Then voted that the dollar granted 
and taxed to hire preaching be for to pay for clearing the meeting- 
house land, and other necessary charges that have or may arise. 
Then voted that the proprietors' meetings be notified and warned 
by their clerk, when there is need, and application made to him by 
a sufficient number of said proprietors, by posting up a notification 
at some public place at Londonderry, Dunstable, and Dublin. 
Then chose Eli Morse to collect the above taxes ; also chose the 
former committee to sell the delinquents' land ; also voted that the 
committee for building the meeting-house be a committee to see 
to laying out the money gi-anted to clear the meeting-house land. 
Voted to choose a committee to consult with Middletown commit- 
tee, and lay out a road to Middletown ; and chose Samuel Twitchell, 
Joseph Twitchell, and William McNee, for said committee. Then 
voted that the committee, chosen to lay out roads, lay out a road 
or roads to accommodate Moses Johnson and William Taggart to 
come to the great road. Then voted Doctor Thornton and Reu- 
ben Kidder be employed to apply to the lord proprietors to have 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 137 



our charter lengthened to June, 1768. All passed in the affir- 
mative. Reuben Kidder, Moderator." 

" At a meeting of the proprietors of North Monadnock No. 3, 
held at Joseph Greenwood's, in said township, on Thursday, the 
22d day of December, 1768, — chose Thomas Morse moderator. 

Granted a road from John Wight's to John Muzzey's ; 

also a road from Moses Adams's to William Beals's; also from 
that road to No. 6 line ; also granted a road from Caleb Green- 
wood's to Samuel Twitchell's mill ; also granted a road from the 
road near Samuel Twitchell's to Middle Town line. Then tried 
a vote to see if the proprietors would reconsider the vote, passed 
at the last meeting, relating to the dimensions of the meeting- 
house : passed in the negative. Also voted to build said meeting- 
house at the former dimensions. Then voted to raise three 
dollars on each right to be laid out towards building the meet- 
house. Chose Eli Morse to collect the same. Then adjourned 
to the 16th day of January next. 

"Jan. 16, 1767, met by adjournment. Then voted a road to 
be laid out from Isaac Bond's house to the road laid out to Ivory 
Perry's lot ; also accepted Thomas Morse's account of two pound 
eight shillings for two journeys to Merrimack and one journey to 
Esq. Kidder's, and cash paid for notifying meetings, &c. ; also 
voted Eli Morse fifteen shillings, cash paid to Esq. Kidder, and 
going to Londonderry to notify a meeting. Adjourned to the 13th 
of March next. Then met, and granted a road from Benjamin 
Learned's lot to the road leading from Samuel Twitchell's to the 
middle of the town ; also accepted the surveyors' accounts then 
brought in. Thomas Morse, Moderator." 

The next meeting of the proprietors was held at the house 
of Thomas Morse, Oct. 18, 1769 ; Moses Adams, moderator. 
After accepting surveyors' accounts, " which were then and 
before brought in," Eli Morse, Moses Adams, and Joseph 
Twitchell, were chosen a committee to make bounds to the 
main road to the width of three roads, and " to lay out or 
alter any road as shall be for the best of sa^d township." 

" At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, held at 
the house of William Greenwood, January 23, 1770, chose Thomas 
Morse moderator. Then voted to raise six dollars by tax on each 
right to repair the roads in said township. Then voted to lay out 
one-half of the money on the main road, and forty-five dollars to 
be laid out south of the main road, and the other hundred and five 
to pay the arrearages already worked out, and to repair the roads 
north of the main road. Then chose Levi Partridge, Eli Morse, 
and Asa Norcross, for the north side ; and chose Joseph Twitchell 
for the south side." 

18 



138 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

" Feb. 14, 1771. — The proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, met at 
the house of Eli Morse, chose William Greenwood moderator. 
Then granted five dollars on each right to carry on the building of 
the meeting-house in said town. Then chose Joseph Greenwood 
to collect the above grant. Then chose Eli Morse, Joseph Twit- 
chell, and Levi Partridge, assessors for said proprietry ; also chose 
Eli Morse for treasurer. Then chose Moses Adams, William 
Greenwood, and Eli Morse, for a committee to sell the delinquent 
proprietors' land to pay their taxes." 

" At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, assem- 
bled at the meeting-house in said town on Thursday, the 8th day 
of April, 1773, chose Mr. Thomas Morse moderator to regulate 
said meeting. Then chose John Muzzey, Eli Morse, and Benjamin 
Mason, a committee to receive and examine the accounts brought 
against the propriety. Then voted to not raise any more money 
at present for the meeting-house. Then chose William Greenwood, 
Henry Strongman, and Moses Adams, to plan out the pew-ground 
in the meeting-house. Then voted that this meeting be adjourned 
to the 10th day of June next. Then to receive the report of the 
committee that is chosen to receive and examine the accounts that 
are outstanding against the proprietry, and to receive from the com- 
mittee the plan of the pews that are to be builded in the meeting- 
house." 

" June y* 10th, 1773, met by adjournment. Then voted to ac- 
cept the plan of the pews made by the committee chosen for that 
purpose. Then adjourned to the first Monday in July next ; but 
never met." 

There is no record of any meeting of the proprietors till 
that inserted below. The town was incorporated, and the 
interest of the proprietors did not require meetings as in 
former days. Many of the lots, however, at this date had 
not been purchased by actual settlers. The meeting-house 
was still owned by the proprietors ; and the occasion of call- 
ing the following meeting was, no doubt, for the purpose of 
offering the meeting-house to the town. No other business 
appears to have been transacted at that time, nor at any 
meeting afterwards. 

" At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, met at 
the meeting-house in said township, on Thursday, the eleventh day 
of September, 1783, made choice of Capt. Moses Adams for a 
moderator. 

" Attest : Eli Morse, Prop' Clerk." 

" Then voted to give the meeting-house to the town as their 
property. Then voted to choose a committee to assist the clerk 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 139 

in examining the accounts. Then chose Capt. Adams and Mr. 
Henry Strongman for said committee." 

Several other meetings were held ; but no votes were passed 
except a vote to adjourn. The last meeting was held at the 
meeting-house, March 3, 1785 : it was adjourned to the last 
Wednesday in May, " to meet at the meeting-house at two 
o'clock, afternoon." There is no further record of the doings 
of the proprietors of Dublin. 



INCORPORATION OF DUBLIN. — VOTERS. — INVOICE OF 1771. 
— WARNINGS OUT OF TOWN.— PRICES OF SUNDRY COM- 
MODITIES. 

Previous to the incorporation of Dublin, as stated in Mr. 
Mason's address, there was a partial organization. This 
took place November 16, 1768 ; but, as it was not suiRcient 
for all the purposes of a town-body -poHtic, a formal charter 
was required, of which the following is a copy. The origi- 
nal charter, with the autograph of Governor Wentworth, 
is still in existence, though in a worn and somewhat muti- 
lated condition. 

" Province of New Hampshire. 

" George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, 
and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth. 

" To all people to whom these presents come, Greeting : Whereas 
our Loyal subjects, Inhabitants of a Tract of Land within our 
Province of New Hampshire aforesaid, commonly called and 
known by the name of Dublin or Monadnock N©. 3, containing by 
estimation about six miles square. Having humbly petitioned and 
requested us that they may be erected and incorporated into a 
Township, and enfranchised with the same Powers and Privileges 
which other Towns within our said Province by Law have and 
enjoy. And it appearing unto us to be conducive to the General 
good of our said Province, as well as of the Inhabitants in particu- 
lar, by maintaining good order and encouraging the culture of the 
land, that the Same should be done : Know ye, that we, of our spe- 
cial Grace and certain Knowledge, and for the encouragement and 
promotion of the Good Purposes and ends aforesaid, by and with 
the Advice of our Trusty and well-beloved John Wentworth, Es- 



140 HISTORY OF DUBLIlSr. 

quire, our Governor and Commander-in-Chief, and of our Council 
of the same, have erected and ordained, and by these presents, for 
us, our Heirs and successors, do will and ordain that the Inhabi- 
tants of the said Tract of Land and others, who shall improve and 
inhabit thereon hereafter, the same being butted and bounded as 
follows, viz'. Beginning at a Beech Tree, being the North East 
Corner of Middle Monadnock Township, and runs North eighty 
degrees West seven miles to a Hemlock Tree marked, from thence 
running North by the Needle five miles to a Tree marked, from 
thence running South eighty degrees East seven miles to a Hem- 
lock Tree marked, from thence running South by the Needle Five 
Miles to the first Bounds mentioned : Be and they are hereby 
declared to be a Town corporate, and are hereby erected and in- 
corporated into a Body Politick and corporate to have continuance 
for Ever by the name of Dublin ; with all the Powers and Authori- 
ties, Privileges, Immunities, and Franchises, which any other Towns 
in said Province by Law hold and enjoy to the said Inhabitants, or 
those who shall hereafter inhabit there, and to their Successors for 
ever. Always reserving to us, our heirs and Successors, All 
White Pine Trees that are or shall be found being or growing 
within or upon said Tract of Land fit for the use of our Royal 
Navy, — Reserving also to us, our heirs and Successors, the Right 
of dividing said Town, when it shall appear necessary and conve- 
nient for the Inhabitants thereof. Provided nevertheless, and 
'Tis hereby declared, that this Charter and Grant is not intended, 
and shall not in any manner be construed, to afiect the private Pro- 
perty of the soil within the Limits aforesaid. And as the several 
Towns within our said Province are by the Laws thereof enabled 
and authorized to assemble and by the Majority of the Voters 
present to choose all such officers and transact such affairs as in 
the said Laws are declared, We do by these Presents nominate 
and appoint Thomas Morse of said Town to call the first Meeting of 
said Inhabitants to be held within the said Town at any Time 
within Seventy Days from the Date hereof, giving legal Notice 
of the Time and design of holding such Meeting ; after which the 
annual Meeting of said Town shall be held for the choice of said 
officers and the Purposes aforesaid on the first Tuesday of March, 
annually. 

In Testimony whereof, we have caused the Seal of our said 
Province to be hereunto affixed. Witness our Governor and 
Command ER-in-chief aforesaid, the twenty-ninth day of March, in 
the eleventh year of our Reign, Annoque dora : 1771. 

J. Wentworth. 

By his Excellency's Command, with Advice of Council, 

Theodore Atkinson, Sec. 

Recorded Lib. 1°. Fol. 379, 380. 

" Attest : Theodore Atkinson, Sec. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 141 

Respecting the name of the town, the late Thaddeus INIorse, 
Esq., said that he heard, when a boy, a discussion with re- 
gard to the subject ; and that he distinctly remembered the 
name Dublin was chosen, because the earliest settlers were 
Scotch-Irish, and the capital of their native country was 
Dublin. 

The whole number of voters in Dublin, in 1770, was only 
twenty-tlu-ee. A list of these voters, certified by Joseph 
Twitchell and John Muzzey, two of the assessors of that 
year, contains the following names : Levi Partridge, Tho- 
mas Morse, Eli Morse, William Greenwood, Joseph Green- 
wood, Joseph Adams, Asa Norcross, Henry Strongman, Silas 
Stone, Ivory Perry, Samuel Twitchell, Moses INIason, Joel 
Wight, Joseph Twitchell, Ebenezer Twitchell, Reuben 
Morse, Daniel Morse, Benjamin ^Nlason, INIoses Adams, John 
Muzzey, Eleazer Twitchell, Joshua Lealand, Edward West 
Perry. 

The qualification for a voter at that period was " twenty 
pounds estate, to one single rate, beside the poll." The tax 
upon a poll was established by law at eighteen shillings. 
But by a temporary law, which was to be " in force for the 
space of three years and no longer, from the 12th of April, 
1770," — " every person ratable for thiity shillings ratable 
estate, including his poll, shall be deemed a legal voter, in 
all the affairs of the town or parish where he dwells, except 
choosing rej)resentatives." By tliis temporary law, the se- 
lectmen were required " to make a perfect invoice of each 
person's polls and ratable estate in eight columns, viz. one 
column for the amount of each person's poll, one for the 
amount of each person's improved lands, one for the amount 
of slaves, one for the amount of live stock, one for real estate, 
one for stock at interest or in trade, one for faculty, and one 
column for the sum total of what each person is to be rated 
for as aforesaid." 

The invoice for the year 1771, taken by Eli Morse, com- 
missioner of assessment, has been found. Under the head- 
ings of slaves, and also of faculty, no person is assessed, — 
in the first case, because no person owned a slave, and, in the 
second, because it was left to the discretion of the selectmen 
to tax the faculty of a person or not. The wording of the 
law was, " Any person's faculty may be estimated by the se- 
lectmen of each town or parish at their discretion, not exceed- 
ing twenty pounds ratable estate." Under the heading of 



Ui 



HISTOEY OF DUBLIN. 



Stock at interest or in trade, only one man, Henry Strongman, 
is assessed ; and the sum is four shillings. Omitting all the 
headings except the eighth, or the sum total of each man's 
tax, we insert the names of the tax-payers of 1771. In the 
arrangement of names, instead of adopting the order of the 
alphabet, the assessor appears to have begun with the most 
westerly man on the great road, then to have proceeded east- 
erly, then westerly through the south part of the town, and 
lastlv from east to west on the north side of the town. 







TAX OF 1771. 










£ 


s. 


d. 






s. 


(!. 


Levi Partridge, 


2 





G 


Daniel Morse, 




10 


C, 


Thomas Morse, 


;i 


10 


() 


Moses Adams, 




8 





Eli Morse, 


;; 


1 


G 


William Beal, 




1 





Joshua Lealand, 


1 


2 


G 


John Wight, 




;) 


G 


William Greenwood, 


;} 


7 


() 


John Muzzey, 




17 





Joseph Adams, 


2 


G 


G 


Elias Knowlton, 







G 


Asa Norcross, 


1 


15 





John Knowlton, 




2 


('> 


Joseph Greenwood, 


2 


2 





Robert Muzzey, 




8 





Josiah Greenwood, 


1 


4 


G 


Ezra Twitchell, 




15 


G 


Caleb Hill, 





11 


G 


Joseph Mason, 










Henry Strongman, 


2 


6 





David Johnson, 





18 





Silas Stone, 


1 


14 





Daniel Greenwood, 





18 





Ivory Perry, 


1 


18 





Jonathan Knowlton, 





18 





Isaac Bond, 





8 





Samuel Ames, jun.. 





4 





Samuel Twitchell, 


2 





G 


Daniel Wood, 





18 


3 


Moses Mason, 


1 


9 





Rufus Huntley, 





18 





Simeon BuUard, 


1 


5 





Nathaniel Bates, 





18 





Joseph Twitchell, 


1 


12 


G 


Gershom Twitchell, 


(1 


18 





Benjamin Leai'ned, 


1 


1 





Joseph Turner, 





3 





Simeon Johnson, 


1 


6 





Joseph Drury, 





4 





Moses Johnson, 


1 


3 


6 


Benoni Death, 





1 


G 


Ebenezer Twitchell, 


1 


15 





John Swan, 





4 





Joseph Morse, 





14 





Caleb Greenwood, 





2 





Eleazer Twitchell, 





13 





Thomas Muzzey, 





18 





Reuben Morse, 


1 


18 


G 


John Morrison, 





1 


6 


Thaddeus Mason, 


1 


14 













— . 


John Ranstead, 





18 





Sum total, £ 


73 


18 


G 


Daniel Morse, 


1 


16 


Q 










Benjamin Mason, 


2 


11 


G 


Or 


$24G.42. 



In the invoice from which the foregoing list of taxes is 
taken, forty-six polls are reckoned, — Thomas Morse, Wil- 
liam Greenwood, Joseph Adams, and Moses Adams, each 
paying for two polls. All males, eighteen years of age and 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN.' 143 

upwards, were required at this time to pay a poll-tax. Those 
persons whose tax is less than eighteen shillings were, most 
of them, probably non-residents. Caleb Hill, Isaac Bond, 
Jos. Morse, and Eleazer Twitchell, were taxed for lands and 
live stock ; and the rest for lands only. 

The new names in the invoice for 1772 are Thomas 
Greenwood, Moses Pratt, Uriah Coller (Collier?), John 
Bullard, Timothy Adams, William Strongman, Gardner 
Town, Bartholomew Goyer, and Samuel Johnson. 

In the invoice of 1773, the new names are Thomas 
Alden, Jabez Puifer, Caleb Stanford, Eli Greenwood, James 
Chamberlain, James Rollins, James Adams, Moses Green- 
wood, Silas Stone, jun., Ebenezer Hill, and Ithamer Johnson. 

In 1774, the names added are Ezra Morse, Abel Twitch- 
ell, Willard Hunt, Stephen Twitchell, Gershom Twitchell, 
jun., Abijah Twitchell, William Bedlow, Isaac Adams, and 
Capt. Joseph Twitchell. 

In 1775, the additional names are Pichard Strongman, 
Thomas Green, Pichard Gilchrest, Josiah Stanford, Phinehas 
Stanford, William Yeardley, and Nathaniel Belknap. 

The invoice for 1776 has not been found; but in 1777 
are the following new names : John Morse, Joshua Green- 
wood, Edward Cheney, Samuel Williams, Jabez Partridge, 
Oliver Wright, William Blanchard, Jonathan Sawyer, 
Simeon Stickney, Thomas Lewis, Dr. Burnap, and Daniel 
Hinds. ' 

In 1778, we find the names added are Amos Emery, 
John French, Edmund Taylor, Aaron Marshall, Ebenezer 
Cobb, Samuel Stone, Israel Turner, Samuel Jones, John 
Farnum, Joshua Farnum, John Stroud, Josiah Reed, Asa 
Pratt, Joshua Stanford, Ward Eddy, James Cochi-an, Thomas 
Wakefield, Nathan Bixby, John Learned, John Foster, Silas 
Taylor, Simeon Holt, and Rebecca Greenwood. 

For the years succeeding 1778, no invoice has been found 
till 1793, when, for the first time, it was copied into the 
town-clerk's book of records. What we have taken, how- 
ever, from the old invoices in existence will serve to show 
the dates at which many individuals first settled in Dublin, 
or became of sufficient age to be taxed. 

Another means of ascertaining the progress of the settle- 
ments in Dublin are the dates of the warnings out of toAvn. 
We insert all that have been found, arranged according to 
the order of years. Against many of the names is the date 



144 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



at which the person or family came to town. Sometimes 
the day of the month, and sometimes the month only, is 
noted. Occasionally, the name of the town from which they 
came is mentioned. 



1777. 

John Learned and Mary Learn- 
ed ; John, Daniel, Abigail, 
Mary, and Sarah Learned. 
From Temple, June. 

Isaac and Abigail Somes, Dor- 
cas Somes. 

Elizabeth and Anna Morse. 
June IG. 

1778. 

Nathan and Martha Bixby ; 
Nathan, Martha, and Mary 
Bixby. 

Jason Harris and Mary Harding. 
From Framingham, January. 

Mary Jeffs. From Mason, 

Joshua Stanley. July 1. 

Abner Hinds ; Henry Stone. 

William, Agnes, and Samuel 
Gilchrest. 

Thomas and Elizabeth "Wake- 
field ; Thomas and Othniel 
"Wakefield. From Amherst. 

Abiel Morse ; Mary Borden ; 
John Foster ; Silas Taylor ; 
Widow Sarah Cheney. 

Aaron Marshall and Esther 
Marshall ; Benjamin and Be- 
riah Marshall. From Temple. 

Ebenezer and Abigail Cobb, 
and Betty Cobb. From 
Temple, Feb. 14. 

Amos Emery and Lueretia 
Emery, and Amos Emery. 
From Temple, March 3. 

John and Susannah French ; 
John French, jun. From 
Packersfield. Also Israel 
Turner. 

David and Lucy Marshall ; Da- 
vid Marshall, jun. From 
Packersfield, May 15. 

John Caldwell. 



1779. 

David Gray and Judith Nutting ; 
David and Judith Nutting. 
From Temple, Jan. 21. 

Molly Smith and Mary Nutting. 
April 20. 

Samuel and Anna Jones ; Betty 
Jones ; Bascom Whitney. 

Marstin and Abigail Holt ; Mo- 
ses and Amos Holt. From 
Holden, Feb. 2. 

David Townsend and Judith 
Townsend. March 9. 

David Townsend and Abigail 
Townsend. May. 

Thaddeus and Marcy Gaffield ; 
Hepzibath and Mary Gaffield. 

Joseph Barrett. October. 

Bezaleel Barton. Feb. 16. 

Henry and Sarah Stewart ; Sa- 
rah, Lucy, and Polly Stewart. 
From Amherst, June. 

Hart Balch, Joel and Nathan 
Balch, and Sally Williams. 
October. 

David and Hannah EUiot. Ja- 
nuary 9. 

Priscilla Twitchell. June 9. 

Ebenezer and Elizabeth Emes ; 
Betsey Emes. July 18. 

John and Rachel Elliot ; Mer- 
riam and Andrew Elliot. 
May 2. 

Polly Waite. Oct. 26. 

Lydia Leman. Aug. 21. 

1780. 

Seth and Catharine Cobb ; Ca- 
tharine, Ithamer, Lydia, Da- 
vid Perry and Simeon Cobb. 
From Packersfield, March, 

William and Lucy Haven. 
March 10. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



145 



John Whitney. March 10. 

Submit Farwell; Hannah Far- 
well. March 7. 

Stephen Bent. March 28. 

Mary Wheeler. March 29. 

Mary Bent. Dec. 8. 

Joel Winship ; Azubah Green- 
wood. 

Thomas and Ruth Neal. 

Phebe Norcross. June 20. 

Joanna Springer ; Thomas 
Winch. January. 

Philip and Anna Mills. Janu- 
ary. 

Ichabod and Sarah Rowell ; Sa- 
rah, Jacob, Hannah, Richard, 
Mary, Philip, and Dorothy 
Rowell. July. 

1781. 

Thomas and Mary White ; Ma- 
ry, Esther, Susanna, and Oli- 
ver White. Jan. 5. 

Ezra and Anna Winch. March 
30. 

Joseph and Rebecca Hayward. 
July 1. Samuel Prescott, 
Rebecca, Betty, and Lucy 
Hayward. Jan. 19. 

Jonathan Wiley ; Tamesin 
Wiley ; Benjamin Wiley. 
March. 

Isaac Greenwood. January 
28. 

William and Sarah Maxwell ; 
William and Mary Maxwell. 
March. 

Rebecca Willson. March. 

James and Phebe Houghton ; 
Silvanus, Rinde, Bethiah, 
Asenath, Experience, and 
Molly Houghton. July. 

Joseph Eaton and Catharine 
Eaton ; Joseph Eaton, jun. 
June. 

Thomas and Betty Bryant ; 
Chandler and Reuben Bryant. 
June. 



1782. 
David and Anna Ames. March. 
Richard and Lydia Wheeler ; 

David and Hannah Wheeler. 

Febi'uary. 
Abel and Hannah Wilder ; Abel 

and Betsey Wilder. 
Mary Winch ; Sarah Morse. 
Jonathan and Hannah Adams ; 

Joseph Adams. 
Richard and Olive Phillips. 
Rebecca Evans. 
Thomas Goof, D. Goof, and 

Thomas Goof. Nov. 25. 
Stephen and Jane Ames. May 

15. 
Samuel Hogg and Sarah Hogg; 

Mary, Joseph, Nancy, and 

Rachel Hogg. April 29. 
Jonathan Ames. April. 

1783. 

Francis Blood. March 25. 

Elizabeth Bent. 

Samuel Derby. Feb. 18. 

Lydia Hinds. July 15. 

Daniel Simonds. 

John and Mary French ; Abi- 
gail, Rebecca, William, Ebe- 
nezer, Whitcomb, and John 
French, jun. March 28. 

Edward Simonds ; Abigail 
Gross. Feb. 20. 

1784. 
Phinehas Gleason, Daniel Glea- 

son. March. 
John and Susanna Barrett, and 

Arathusa Barrett. From 

Mason, October. 
Aiah Hinds, Lucy Hinds, Lydia 

Hinds. October. 
Oldham and Deborah Gates. 

June. 
Jonathan and Eunice French. 

October. 
Robert and Elizabeth Fisk ; 

Robert Fisk. June. 



146 



HISTOKY OF DUBLIN, 



Jonathan Barrett, Phebe Bar- 
rett ; Moses, Elias, and Phebe 
Barrett. August. 

Fortune Little ; Benjamin 
Hills ; Zephauiah Tubbs. 
December. 

1785. 

Betty Williams. From Am- 
herst, March. 

Alexander Emes. March. 

Amos and Betty Babcock. 
March. 

1786. 

Sally Smith. September. 

James Houghton, jun. May. 

Elijah and Sarah Kemp ; James 
Kemp. August. 

Joseph and Betty Abbot ; Jo- 
seph Abbot. June 15. 

Joseph Robbins ; Polly Robbins ; 
Fanny, daughter of Polly. 
July. 

1787. 

Aaron Swan. From JaiFrey, 
February. 

Israel and Deliverance May- 
nard; Dilly Maynard. Ja- 
nuary. 



Abel and Margaret Maynard ; 
Lucinda and Betsey May- 
nard ; Judith Nicholas. Jan. 
20. 

Lucy Stewart. March 2. 

1788. 

Daniel and Hannah White ; 
Daniel, Nathaniel, Hannah, 
and Anna White. 

James and Elizabeth Taggart ; 
Bai-bara, William, Elizabeth, 
Margaret, Rebecca, James, 
John, and Washington Tag- 
gart. 

James and Anne McDaniels ; 
Alexander and John McDa- 
niels. 

Stephen and Sarah Russell ; 
Jedediah, Stephen, Andrew, 
Sarah, and Rebecca Russell. 

John and Phebe Wright ; Tal- 
latha, William, Betty, Katy, 
and Ruth Wright. 

Mary and Hannah Whitney. 

Moses Marshall. 

Nathan Adams. 

Abraham Jackson. 

Lydia Jackson. 

Rhoda Wetherbee. 



The following names appear for the first time in the town- 
records at the years annexed : — 



Andrew Allison . . 


. 1781 


Thomas Hardy . . 


. 1785 


Benjamin Smith 


. 1785 


Asa Pierce . - . . 


. 1788 


Asa Fairbanks . . 


. 1786 


Samuel Fisher . . 


. 1787 


James Mills . . . 


. 1781 


John Stone . . . 


. 1787 



From the date of incorporation to the commencement of 
the revolutionary war, the business of the town appears to 
have been chiefly concerned with making and repairing 
roads, settling a minister, and providing a house for public 
worship. The difficulties, which began soon after Mr. Far- 
rar's settlement, must have proved a severe trial to a people 
so recently established on new lands ; and the additional 
expense for councils and various incidentals was a matter of 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 147 

no small consideration. Much labor had been bestowed 
upon the ministerial land, and its value was thereby in- 
creased. One right, or three lots, belonged to the first 
minister ; and it was purchased of him by the town, and 
afterwards became a source of income. The second minister 
was settled in the midst of the Revolution; and to raise 
money for paying soldiers, besides paying the minister's 
salary, and all ordinary expenses, was no easy task for the 
managers of their municipal affairs. In consequence of 
the variable prices of labor, and of the articles for subsist- 
ence and clothing, a committee was chosen to establish 
and limit prices. As a matter that may be interesting to 
some persons, we insert the report of the said commit- 
tee : — 

" Dublin, July 10, 1777. — We, the subscribers, being appointed 
by the town of Dublin to state the prices of sundry commodi- 
ties, transferable from one person to another, having met and 
considered the matter, have resolved that the prices hereafter 
annexed shall be the prices for all such articles within our town, 
viz. : — 

£ s. d. 

Wheat, per bushel 6 

Rye and malt, per bushel . . . . ..040 

Indian corn, per bushel 3 

Oats, per bushel . . . . . • .018 

Peas, per bushel 6 

Beans, per bushel 6 

Cheese, per pound . . . . . . . 6 

Butter, per pound 9 

Carriage of salt, for every ten miles land carriage, per 

bushel 10 

Flax, per pound 10 

Sheep's wool, per pound 2 2 

Yarn stockings, per pair . . . , . 6 

Men's all-wool cloth well dressed, per yard . .080 

Men's farming labor, July and August, per month . 3 

And by the day 3 

May, June, and September, per month . . 2 10 

And by the day 2 6 

April and October, per month . . . . 1 15 

And by the day 2 3 

February, March, and November, per month . 14 

And by the day 2 

December and January, per month . . . 18 
Carpenters and house-joiners, per day . . .040 



148 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Mill-wright and mason, per day 
Hay in the field, per ton 
Hay after secured, per ton 
Making men's shoes, per pair 
And others in proportion. 
Pasturing a horse, per week 
Pasturing oxen, per week 
Pasturing a cow, per week 
A yoke of oxen, per day's work 
Pasturing a horse, per night 
Keeping a horse by hay, per night 
Oxen a night by grass 
Oxen a niglit by hay . 
Two quarts of oats 
A meal of victuals 
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DUBLIN DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 



The main points of interest, with regard to the part taken 
by the people of Dublin in the war of the Revolution, are 
noticed by Mr. Mason in his address. The first indication 
which the clerk's records give that the town anticipated war, 
and meant to be prepared for it, is a vote passed Nov. 28, 
1774 : " Granted twelve pounds to provide a town-stock of 
ammunition." The Committee of Inspection, chosen March 
7, 1775, " to see that the resolves of the Continental Con- 
gress be observed," were William Greenwood, Samuel 
Twitchell, Joseph Greenwood, John Swan, and Benjamin 
Mason. At an adjourned meeting, May 31, Thaddeus Ma- 
son and James Chamberlain were added to the above-named 
committee. The names of the persons who signed the 
declaration contained in the address are — 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



149 



John Swan. 
Richard Gilchrest. 
Thomas Morse. 
Eli Morse. 
Joseph Greenwood. 
Moses Adams. 
Daniel Morse. 
Joseph Twitchel. 
Ebenezer Twitchel. 
Samuel Twitchel. 
Stephen Twitchel. 
Simeon Johnson. 
Ivory Perry. 
Benjamin Learned. 
John Morse. 
Henry Strongman. 
Joseph Adams. 
Benjamin Mason. 
William Greenwood. 
Levi Pai-tridge. 
Timothy Adams. 
Eli Greenwood. 
John Knowlton. 
Simeon BuUard. 
John Muzzey. 
Moses Johnson. 
Reuben Morse. 
Richard Strongman. 
Ithamer Johnson. 



Silas Stone, jun. 
Ezra Morse. 
Isaac Morse. 
Isaac Bond. 
Silas Stone. 
Thomas Alden. 
Josiah Greenwood. 
Moses Greenwood. 
James Rollins. 
James Chamberlain. 
Thomas Lewis. 
Samuel Williams. 
Ebenezer Hill. 
Abijah Twitchel. 
Nathaniel Bate. 
William Strongman. 
William Yardley. 
John Wight. 
Thomas Muzzey. 
Moses Pratt. 
Gershom Twitchel. 
Caleb Stanford. 
Jabez Puffer. 
Phinehas Stanford. 
Nathan Burnap. 
Gershom Twitchel, jun. 
Gardner Town. 
Oliver Wrierht. 



The names of the sokliers of the Revolution, so far as has 
been ascertained, are — 



John Swan. 
Richard Gilchrest. 
Thomas Green. 
Thomas Morse. 
John Morse. 
Henry Strongman. 
William Greenwood. 
Eli Greenwood. 
Reuben Morse. 
Richard Strongman. 
Ithamer Johnson. 
Ezra Morse. 
James Chamberlain. 



Nathaniel Bates. 
Samuel Twitchel. 
Lieut. Robert Muzzey. 
Hart Balch. 
James Mills. 
Joshua Greenwood, 1st. 
Jonathan Morse. 
Micah Morse. 
Micah Morse, 2d. 
Jabez Puffer. 
Thomas Hardy. 

John Stone. 

Benjamin Mason. 



The above are supposed to be the only persons who 
served in the war, while citizens of Dublin. Some of them 



150 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

were out on short terms. Other persons, that afterwards 
resided in Dublin, were soldiers in the said war. Their 
names are Benjamin Smith, Alexander Ernes, David Town- 
send, Solomon Piper, Francis Appleton, Abijah Richardson, 
Richard Phillips, Nathaniel Belknap, Asa Fairbanks, John 
Russell, Silas Pierce, Josiah Allen, Joshua Farnum. John 
Wight, 1st, as stated by liis son Jonas Wight, was at Ben- 
nington at the time of the battle, but was not in the action, 
being employed at the time in nursing the sick. At a sub- 
sequent period he again went into the army, and remained 
one year, but was in no battle. 

Robert Muzzey, at the commencement of the revolu- 
tionary war, sold his farm, and returned to HoUiston, Mass., 
where he obtained a lieutenant's commission, and with Cap- 
tain enlisted a company and joined the army. The 

stories which he told in after-years of his adventures were 
not always credited by those who heard them ; but the fol- 
lowing, though wanting confirmation, is given as related by 
Jonas Wight, who, no doubt, heard the substance of it from 
the lips of Mr. Muzzey. " He was in several battles," he 
said, " in one of which his captain was killed, and the com- 
mand of the company devolved on him. While under the 
command of General Wayne, he went with a detachment of 
volunteers to reduce Stony Point Fort. The design was to 
approach the fort under cover of the night, take it by sur- 
prise, and carry it at the point of the bayonet. Orders, 
therefore, were given that no man should charge his mus- 
ket. While on the march, one of his company stepped 
from the ranks, and commenced loading his gun. Muzzey 
went to him, and commanded him to desist ; but, the man 
still persisting in disobeying the order, he killed him on the 
spot, by running him through with his sword. On arriving 
at the fort, he was the first man that entered it. He was 
confronted by a British officer, whom he ordered to surren- 
der ; but the officer, instead of complying, presented a pistol, 
and attempted to discharge it at Muzzey's head ; but it only 
flashed in the pan, upon which Muzzey ran him through the 
body, and he fell dead at his feet. The fort was taken and 
destroyed." On leaving the army, near the close of the 
war, Muzzey returned to Dublin, and settled on lot 16, 
range 7. He brought with him the uniform of the officer, 
whom, as he said, he had slain in the fort. In the coat was 
the rent which he made when he killed the owner, and upon 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 151 

it there still remains stains of blood. Mr. Muzzey is repre- 
sented as having been eccentric in conduct, and distinguished 
for his high spirit and rashness. 

Richard Gilchrest, like most old soldiers, was fond of 
" fighting his battles o'er again ; " and some of his narratives, 
if they could be obtained, would be worthy of preservation. 
He was a tall, robust, athletic man, of great resolution and 
undoubted courage. His attachment to his friends was 
strong, and for their relief he was ever ready to sacrifice 
personal considerations. His strength, and power of endu- 
rance, were thoroughly tested in liis exploit of removing 
from the battle-ground of Bunker Hill his wounded friend, 
William Green. It was a hot day ; and, with such a burden, 
he became, before he reached Medford, exceedingly thirsty. 
He saw persons standing round a barrel, the head of which 
was taken out, and drinking fi'om a pint tin cup what he 
supposed to be water. He eagerly laid hold of the cup, 
filled it fi-om the barrel, and did not discover, he said, that 
it was rum till after the contents of the cup were exhaust- 
ed. " But," he always added, " I was not intoxicated 
by it, no ! no more than if it had really been so much 
water." 

John jNIorse and Jonathan Morse were the sons of Captain 
Thomas Morse. In the "Memorial of the Morses," they 
are spoken of as follows : — 

" Major John Morse served two campaigns in the war of the 
Revolution without compensation, and contributed to hire three 
other soldiers ; and, after the war, settled with his father on the 
farm. At the age of twenty-three, he was chosen to represent 
Dublin and Marlborough in the Legislature of New Hampshire, 
but declined. Subsequently, and at sundry times, he accepted the 
office from the citizens of Dublin, the duties of which he discharged 
with honor to himself and his constituents ; and he has left a repu- 
tation for sound sense, cool deliberation, strict integrity, and 
promptitude in fulfilling his engagements." — "Jonathan Morse 
inherited the mirthful and combative propensities characteristic of 
at least six generations of Joseph Morse's descendants. At the age 
of nineteen, with attainments equivalent to a modern backwoods 
education, he entered the army, and bravely fought in the battles 
of Bunker Hill, Bennington, Ticonderoga, and Monmouth. At 
Bennington, he captured three Hessians, and took their arms. 
At Ticonderoga, he took aim, and brought down a British officer ; 
and, on approaching the expiring man, who was begging for drink, 
he administered to him from his own canteen." 



152 HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 

War with Great Britain, 1812. — A large majority of the 
voters in Dublin were opposed to this wax. Only one per- 
son, George Washington Phillips, is known to us as having 
voluntarily enlisted as a soldier. He died in the service 
before the close of the war. A draft of soldiers being 
ordered for the defence of Portsmouth, the town voted " to 
make the soldiers' wages up to $15 per month, including 
what they receive from the government." The following 
persons received the sums annexed to their names for this 
service : — 

Asa Fiske, for his son going to Portsmouth as a soldier » $16.07 
Fi-ancis Appleton, for procuring a man in room of his son 

Ashley 10.75 

Jackson Greenwood, going to Portsmouth as a soldier . 16.07 

Rufus Symonds, „ „ „ „ • • 10.94 

Abijah Williams, „ „ „ „ . . 10.92 

Roswell Green, „ „ „ „ . . 10.92 

Joseph Twitchell, 2d, „ „ „ „ . • 10.92 

John White, (Wight ?) „ „ „ „ . . 10.92 

Jonas White, (Wight?),, „ „ „ • • 16.07 

Timothy BuUard, „ „ „ „ • • 10.92 

Nathan Bullard, „ „ „ „ • . 16.07 

Thaddeus Mason, jun., for Matthew Scripture .... 16.07 

The British naval force did not attack Portsmouth, as was 
apprehended ; and the soldiers, after a few weeks, returned to 
their homes. 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 

The ecclesiastical records of Dublin are deficient. The 
Rev. Joseph Farrar left no book in which the proceedings of 
the church during his ministry were recorded. We are 
obliged, therefore, to depend upon the records of the town, 
and upon papers which were preserved by Deacon Eli 
Morse. The invitation to Mr. Farrar was given before a 
church was organized. The committee chosen *Uo treat 
with Mr. Farrar " were Eli Morse, Moses Adams, William 
Greenwood, Joseph Twitchell, and Levi Partridge. The 
whole population of Dublin at that time, Oct. 17, 1771, 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 153 

must have been less than three hundred, — probably not 
more than two hundred and fifty ; for, in the year 1775, it 
was only three hundred and five ; and some new families, 
in the meantime, had settled in the town. The answer of 
Mr. Farrar is dated at New Ipswich, Feb. 3, 1772. The 
following is a copy of the same : — 

" To the InhaUtants of the Toion of Dublin. 

"Gentlemen, — AYhereas on the 17th day of October, 1771, you 
were pleased to give me an invitation to settle with you in the 
gospel-ministry, and that being an affair of the greatest importance, 
I have therefore taken the same into serious and deliberate con- 
sideration, seeking to God for that wisdom which is profitable to 
direct. And because in the multitude of counsellors there is 
safety, 1 have therefore taken the advice of my reverend fathers 
in the ministry, and have come to a determination with regard to 
my settlement with you, and accordingly do accept of your friendly 
invitation. And now, sirs, sensible of my own insufficiency for 
such an arduous, important, and glorious work, 1 desire my depen- 
dence may be upon Him whose wisdom, grace, and strength are 
sufficient for me ; and, being fully persuaded of your benevolence 
and good-will towards me, I beg that you would strive together 
with me in your prayers to God for me, that I may have all that 
prudence, discretion, wisdom, grace, and strength, which are neces- 
sary to have my deportment decent and regular, my conversation 
as becomes the gospel, and my public ministrations and labors 
profitable and instructive. Cease not to pray for me that I may be 
qualified and adorned with every Christian grace and virtue, and 
every ministerial gift ; and that, by hearty fidelity in my labors, I 
may have your cordial affections attached to me, be instrumental 
of converting many souls, and at last receive the reward of a faith- 
ful laborer, and rejoice with you for ever in the kingdom of glory. 
I shall conclude, wishing you all outward prosperity, especially that 
your souls may be in health and prosper, that you may always enjoy 
the divine presence and conduct, in all your proceedings maintain- 
ing the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, — that you may 
all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son 
of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the 
fulness of Christ. In token whereof, I subscribe, your sincere 
friend, 

Joseph Farrar. 

" P. S. — I desire this may be read in public. And I desire like- 
wise to know whether the people in Dublin are willing that I 
should be allowed two or three sabbaths in a year to visit my 
friends at a distance with greater conveniency, if I should settle 
with you." 

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154 HISTORY OF DUBIJN. 

The above document, in the handwriting of Mr. Farrar, 
may be found, pasted to the inside of the cover of the first 
book of town-records. The chii-ography is uniform, per- 
fectly legible, and indicates a practised penman. 

At a town-meeting, Mai'ch 3, 1772, " Voted to have the 
ordination the tenth day of June next. Voted to send to 
the following churches to attend the ordination, viz. : the 
church in Lincoln, the church in "Weston, the church in 
Groton, the church in New Ipswich, the church in Sherborn, 
the church in Monadnock No. 4 (Fitzwilliam)." 

According to the above vote, Mr. Farrar was ordained on 
the tenth day of June. "What pastors and delegates were 
present, who preached the sermon, and performed the other 
services of the occasion, is not known. 

A church was organized on the same day of the ordina- 
tion. There is no record of the names of the members. 
The following is a copy of their covenant : — 

"A Covenant, which sundry church-members, inhabitants of the 
town of Dublin, entered into at their embodying into a distinct 
church : 

" We do, under a believing sense of our unworthiness of such a 
favor, and unfitness for such a business, yet apprehending ourselves 
to be called of God to put ourselves in a way of church-commu- 
nion together, and to seek the settlement of all the gospel-institu- 
tions among us, do therefore, in order thereunto, and for the better 
promoting thereof, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ for help, 
covenant as follows : — 

"1. We profess to believe the Sacred Scriptures of the Old and 
New Testament to be the word of God, and the rule of our faith 
and manners. 

" 2. We do also combine to walk together as a particular church 
of Christ according to all these holy rules of the gospel, pre- 
scribed to such a society, so far as we do or shall understand the 
mind of God, revealed to us in this respect. 

" 3. We do recognize the covenant of grace, in which we pro- 
fessedly acknowledge ourselves devoted to the service of the only 
true God, our Supreme Lord, and to the Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Prophet, Priest, and King of his church, unto the conduct of whose 
Spirit we submit ourselves, and on whom alone we rely for jjar- 
don, grace, and glory ; to whom we bind ourselves in an everlasting 
covenant never to be forgotten. 

" 4. We likewise give ourselves one unto another in the Lord to 
cleave to each other as fellow-members of one body in brotherly 
love, and holy watchfulness over one another for mutual edifica- 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 155 

tion, and to submit ourselves to all the holy administrations 
appointed by Him who is the Head of the church, dispensed 
according to the rules of the gospel, and to give our steady 
attendance on all the public ordinances of Christ's institutions, 
walking orderly as becometh saints. 

" 5. We do also acknowledge our posterity to be included with 
us in the gospel-covenant ; and, blessing God for such a favor, do 
promise to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the 
Lord with the greatest care. 

" 6. Further, we promise to be careful to procure the settlement 
and continuance among us of such officer or officers as are ap- 
pointed by Christ, the Chief Shepherd, for the edification of his 
church, and accordingly to do our duty faithfully for their main- 
tenance and encourag«ment, and to carry towards them as it 
becomes us. 

" 7. Finally, we do acknowledge and promise to preserve com- 
munion with the orderly, regular, and faithful churches of Christ in 
all such ways as we shall judge agreeable to the gospel. Now, the 
good Lord be merciful unto us ; and, as he hath put it into our 
hearts thus to devote ourselves to him, may he pity and pardon 
our frailties, humble us out of all carnal confidence, and keep it 
for ever upon our hearts to be faithful to him and to one another 
for his praise and our everlasting good, for Christ Jesus his sake, 
to whom be glory for ever. Amen." 

The people of Dublin had preaching occasionally before 
the town was incorporated. The earliest intimation that this 
was the case is found in the following letter : — 

"Keene, May 28, 1764. 
" To Mr. Thomas Morse : Sir, — I received yours this day, in 
which you desired me to inform you when I can attend your lec- 
ture. I have considered it, and will do my endeavor to wait on 
you next week, on Wednesday, at two o'clock in the afternoon. 
" I am, Sir, yours, 

" Clement Sumner." 

It is probable that other ministers in the vicinity preached, 
at different times, for the new settlers in Dublin. Having 
come j6:om towns in which the institutions of Christianity 
were maintained, they severely felt the deprivations to which 
they were subjected, and they would not fail to secure a 
preacher as often as practicable ; if not on the sabbath, yet 
on week-days. The widow of Ivory Perry, when at the age 
of ninety-two, had a distinct recollection of many events in 
the early history of the town ; and she said, that the Rev. 
Mr. Locke, of Sherborn, rode to Dublin on horseback, in 



156 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

the autumn of 1767, and preached on the sabbath at the 
house of Eli Morse ; and that, on the same day, he baptized 
a daughter of Mr. Morse, to whom the name Sally, or Sarah, 
was given. Thaddeus Morse, Esq., a son of Eli Morse, 
was, at that time, four or five years old ; and he was heard 
to say, that he distinctly remembered the occasion, and 
especially a question which he put to his mother, after 
hearing some conversation about Mr. Locke's coming there 
to preach. " I asked her," he said, " what do folks do 
when they preach ? " Mrs. Perry thought that a Mr. Wil- 
liams preached once or twice at the house of William 
Greenwood. Mr. Farrar preached twelve sabbaths before 
he received an invitation to settle. This is shown by a 
receipt in full, which he gave to Thomas Morse and Henry 
Strongman. The amount received was fourteen pounds 
eight shillings, or four dollars per sabbath. 

The salary voted to Mr. Farrar (£40, or $133.33) seems 
very small, when compared with the salaries of the present 
day. But we know that money was more valuable at that 
period. By an account-book of Deacon Eli Morse's, it 
appears that the Kev. Joseph Farrar boarded for some time 
in his family, and the charge per week was only four shil- 
lings. If other things were proportionally as cheap as 
board, then Mr. Farrar's salary of forty pounds, with the 
right to land, and the addition granted as the town increased, 
would more than equal in real value such salaries as are 
paid, at the present day, in towns whose inhabitants are 
chiefly devoted to agriculture. 

From the account given by those who lived at the period 
of Mr. Farrar's ministry, he was considered as a man of 
more than ordinary talents, and faithful in discharging the 
duties of his office. But, after two or three years, his health 
became poor, and he began to entertain strange fancies. He 
imagined that he had persons in his flock, especially certain 
women, who were plotting against him, or stri^dng, by im- 
proper means, to monopolize his favorable regards. He 
erected a small house on his lot of land, and for a time 
lived in it entirely alone. His mind, however, became 
so impressed with the reality of his imaginations, that he 
introduced the subject into his public prayers on the sab- 
bath. This could not be borne without remonstrance from 
some of his people, and a general dissatisfaction soon pre- 
vailed. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIX. 



157 



After several town-meetings had been held, and votes 
passed as stated in the address, the church took up the sub- 
ject ; and, at a meeting, Nov. 20, 1775, chose Dea:;cn Eli 
Morse moderator. 

" Then voted to call a council of churches to hear the difficul- 
ties subsisting in the church, and to give advice. 

" Voted to send to five churches, viz. : the church at New Ips- 
wich, the church at Swanzey, the church at Fitzwilliam, the chur ;h 
at Sherborn, and the church at Temple. 

"Then chose Deacon Eli Morse, Deacon Benjamin Learned, 
Joseph Greenwood, William Greenwood, and Joseph Twitchell, 
for a committee to send the letters missive to the churches above 
named, to provide entertainment for said council, and to lay the 
difficulties before the council." 

The council were to meet on the 6th of December ; and, 
on that day, thi-ee of the pastors, with seven delegates, 
met, and the following is the result ; the original of which, 
in the handwriting of Rev. Mr. Goddard, has been pre- 
served : — 

"The churches of Christ in New Ipswich, Swanzey, Fitzwil- 
liam, by their elders and delegates, and the church of Temple by 
their delegates, having met at Dublin at the house of Mr. Joseph 
Greenwood, in consequence of letters missive from the brethren 
of the church in Dublin, — previous to their forming into an eccle- 
siastical council, desired the Rev. Mr. Farrar, of Dublin, and the 
church under his pastoral care, to try if they could come into 
measures for a mutual council ; and, upon the brethren exhibiting 
their articles of grievance against the Rev. Mr. Farrar, and signi- 
fying that they were all the matters of complaint they had against 
him, he readily agreed to join with them in requesting the churches 
now met to form into an ecclesiastical council, and take them under 
their consideration, and give their advice ; and that the council 
should be to all intents as though Mr. Farrar had joined with the 
church in sending out the letters missive. Whereupon — 

" The churches aforesaid, at the mutual desire of the pastor and 
church in Dublin, formed into an ecclesiastical council on Decem- 
ber 6th, 1775, and chose the Rev. Mr. Farrar, of New Ipswich, 
moderator ; and the Rev. Mr. Goddard, of Swanzey, scribe ; and 
after solemn and fervent prayer to the Father of lights and Head 
of all gracious influences for light and direction, took into their 
serious consideration the unhappy uneasiness subsisting between 
the reverend pastor and the church, and, after a full hearing and 
carefiil examination, came into the following resolves : — 



158 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

"1. It is the opinion of this council, that, in the instances com- 
plained of, the Rev. Mr. Farrar has given the church real cause 
for uneasiness ; but that it has proceeded from bodily disorders, 
which have greatly affected his mind, and not from any moral 
cause. 

" 2. Although the brethren of the church may not, in this time 
of difficulty and temptation, in the particular instance of calling 
this council, have acted with so much prudence and caution as we 
could have wished ; yet it is our opinion, that, making proper 
allowances for infirmities and temptations, and duly exercising 
Christian charity, there is nothing but what may be mutually over- 
looked and forgiven both by the pastor and the people. 

" 3. Although under present circumstances we cannot think it 
would be either for the glory of God, or for the comfort and edi- 
fication either of the Rev. Mr. Farrar, or the people of God in 
this place, for him to proceed in his administrations unto them at 
present; yet, considering the sacredness and importance of the 
relation between a minister of Christ and his people, we cannot 
think that that relation ought ever to be rashly and hastily dis- 
solved ; and, considering the cause from which we apprehend the 
uneasiness has arisen, we cannot but hope, that, by the blessing of 
God in the use of proper medicines, Mr. Farrar may be restored 
to health and usefulness again, and he and this people be mutually 
happy in their present relation. 

" Therefore we would seriously advise, that the Rev. Mr. Far- 
rar be suspended from the exercise of his ministerial office in this 
place for the space of six months ; and, in the meantime, we would 
earnestly recommend to him that he would apply himself to some 
able and experienced physician. At the same time, we would 
seriously advise and earnestly recommend it to the beloved flock, 
that they also, for the above said term, continue in the exercise of 
that Christian patience, charity, and moderation, under their pre- 
sent troubles, which they have heretofore exercised, in general, to 
a very remarkable and commendable degree; hoping that their 
reverend pastor may be restored to health and a sound mind, and 
that their present uneasiness may be fully removed ; but, if the 
present uneasiness should remain at the end of that term, and 
matters of difficulty not be accommodated, we then advise that 
the Rev. Mr. Farrar ask, and the church vote, a dissolution of the 
relation, under the moderation of the two senior pastors of this 
council, who are thereupon to declare the relation dissolved. 

" Upon the whole, we can't but sincerely lament the unhappy 
difficulties which have sprung up to the disturbance of that peace 
which has been happily enjoyed in this place heretofore ; and 
would recommend it to all who are immediately concerned herein, 
to be much in the exercise of prayer and watchfulness ; that they 
mutually study the things that make for peace, and wherewith one 
may edify another ; praying that the God of peace would enrich 



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159 



them with all spiritual blessings, and promote the interests of his 
kingdom among them. 

" Stephen Faerab, Moderator. 
" Zedekiah Drury. Benjamin Brigham. 

Samuel Hills. Edward Goddard, Scribe. 

John Cragin, jun. 

Isaac Appleton. 

Benjamin Gibbs. 

John Lock. 

John Hassett. 

"A true copy. Attest: Edw. Goddard, Scribe. 

«*DuBLiir, Dec. 7, 1775." 

" This result being published to the pastor and church in Dublin, 
the pastor, being asked whether he could accept it, signified his 
acceptance, with this reserve, that it should not be construed in 
any way, to cut himself off from seeking further light and satis- 
faction. 

" The church also unanimously signified their compliance with 
the result ; with the proviso, that Mr. Farrar's salary cease during 
his suspension, to which Mr. Farrar also agreed, in presence of 
the council. Attest : Edw. Goddard, Scribe." 

During Mr. Farrar's suspension from the exercise of the 
ministerial office, the town employed Mr. Benjamin Chad- 
wick to preach. Tliis is known from charges for board and 
horse-keeping made in the town-records, and from a receipt, 
signed by him, dated April 3, 1776. 

Before the term of suspension expired, the two senior 
pastors of the council were requested to meet at Dublin, 
and dismiss Mr. Farrar. The foUowmg is the record of the 
proceedings on the occasion : — 

" Agreeable to the result of an ecclesiastical council, met at 
Dublin, Dec. 6, 1775, the Rev. Mr. Farrar and the church being 
together, Mr. Farrar presented the following paper to the church: — 

" To the Church of Christ in Dublin. 

" Brethren, — An uneasiness remaining on my part, as to the 
matter referred to in the result of the council convened at Dublin, 
Dec. 6, 1775 ; and as, by your and my acceptance of their result, 
I am obliged to ask, and you to grant, a dissolution of my pastoral 
relation to you on June 7, 177G, — agreeably thereto, I ask you 
to vote a dissolution of my pastoral relations to you. 

"Joseph Farrar. 

"Dublin, June 7, 1776." 



160 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

" The above being communicated, it was then proposed to the 
church that they would dismiss the Rev. Mr. Joseph Farrar from 
his relation to them as pastor. 

" Passed unanimously in the affirmative. 

"Attest : Stephen Farrar. 

Benjamin Brigham." 

At a meeting of the inhabitants on the same day, June 7, 
" Voted the dismission of Mr. Joseph Farrar fi:om his 
pastoral relations to the town. Voted that the selectmen 
liire preaching six months ; to provide three preachers, if 
they can find them ; preaching to begin as soon as may 
be." 

Whether the selectmen found three preachers, and em- 
ployed them, that year, is not known ; but, from receipts 
that have been preserved, it appears that two preachers 
were obtained; for, July 30, 1776, Cornelius Waters received 
four pounds sixteen shillings for preaching four sabbaths ; 
and, Dec. 16, 1776, Aaron Hutchinson, jun., received a like 
sum for the same number of sabbaths. Mr. Waters was 
afterwards settled in Ashby, Mass. 

There was some difficulty in coming to a final settlement 
with Mr. Farrar ; and a town-meeting. May 19, 1777, 
" voted to buy Mr. Joseph Farrar's land in this town ; and 
that Capt. Thomas Morse and Capt. Moses Adams be a 
committee to go to Mr. Farrar, and purchase said land for 
the town." 

The above committee effected the purchase of the land 
and the house ; but it appears that Mr. Farrar did not clear 
the house of incumbrance ; and in January, 1778, the com- 
mittee gave Eli Morse a power of attorney, in the following 
form : — 

" Know all men by these presents, that we, Thomas Morse and 
Moses Adams, both of Dublin, in the county of Cheshire and 
State of New Hampshire (gentlemen), for divers considerations 
and good causes hereunto moving us, have made, ordained, con- 
stituted, and appointed, and by these presents do make, ordain, 
constitute, and appoint, our trusty friend, Eli Morse, of Dublin 
aforesaid (yeoman), our lawful attorney to notify and warn Mr. 
Joseph Farrar, of Lincoln, in the county of Middlesex, and State 
of Massachusetts Bay (clerk), forthwith to clear the house of all 
incumbrance, which we, the said Thomas Morse and Moses Adams, 
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" In witness whereof, we have set our hands and seals, this eighth 
day of January, 1778. 

"Thomas Morse. [Seal.] 
Moses Adams. [Seal.] 

" Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us. 
Attest : " John Muzzy. 

Simeon Bullard." 

It is probable that the Kev. Mr. Farrar had enlisted in 
the army before he could conveniently move his eflfects ; and 
though the town of Lincoln was his home, yet he was 
absent, and could not attend to the matter. It is known 
that he servM as a chaplain, for a time, in the revolutionary 
war; but when and where he enlisted, or how long he 
served, is not known. Great pains were taken after his 
death to ascertain the facts in the case, that his widow might 
obtain the pension, which was her due, but, as we suppose, 
without success. The incumbrance, for the removal of 
which the above power of attorney was given, remained ; 
and the removal was effected at last by a civil process. 

The difficulties by which Mr. Farrar's ministry was ter- 
minated, produced among his people an alienation of feeling 
which caused them to have little interest in him in subse- 
quent years. Although he was afterwards settled in the 
town of Dummerston, Vt., not many miles distant, yet few 
persons in Dublin knew whither he went, or what fortunes 
befell him. 

From a memoir of the "Farrar Family" in the New 
England Historical and Genealogical Register of October, 
1852, we take the following account of Joseph Farrar, the 
first minister of Dublin : — 

" Joseph Farrar, third and youngest son of George Farrar, of 
Lincoln, was born June 30, 1744 ; graduated at Harvard in 1767 ; 
settled as a minister in New Hampshire, June 10, 1772; dis- 
missed June 10, 1776 ; married Mary Brooks, of Grafton, Mass., 
July 28, 1779 ; installed at Dummerston, Vt., August 24, 1779 ; 
dismissed, 1783 ; again settled at Eden, Vt., December 15, 1812, 
till December 14, 1815; removed to Petersham, Mass., where he 
died April 5, 1816, se. 72. His wife, born February 4, 1755, 
still lives (October, 1852) at Petersham. Children: 1. Joseph, 
born April 4, 1780 ; married November 9, 1806 ; farmer in Peters- 
ham ; has two sons, Gardner F., in Fitchburg, and Joseph, in 
Lowell. 2. Mary, born October 18, 1781; died April 13, 1786. 
3. Joel Brooks, born July 28, 1784; died April 13, 1786. 4. 
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Keuel, born November 5, 1786, lives in Petersham. 5. Anna, 

born February 10, 1789; married January 30, 1815, 1st, 

Stevens ; 2d, Josiah S. Prentice, of Oxford, Mass., September 7, 
1828. 7. Sally, born January 20, 1794; married June, 1843. 
8. Humphrey, born August 13, 1798; married June, 1827; lives 
in Petersham. Rev. Joseph Farrar was a man of great eccen- 
tricity, amounting occasionally to absolute derangement of mind." 

Judge Timothy Farrar, of New Ipswich, was his cousin 
and classmate. 

At a town-meeting, August 6, 1777, "the town made 
choice of Mr. Edward Sprague, to settle with them as their 
gospel-minister." How many sabbaths he had preached as a 
candidate is not known ; but an affirmative answer was given 
to the invitation of the town, of which the following is a 
copy : — 

« Dublin, Oct. 25, 1777. 
" To the Inhabitants of Dublin. 

" My dear Friends, — The great and glorious God, who has the 
hearts of all men in his hands, has put it into your hearts to make 
choice of me to settle with you in the gospel-ministry, August 6, 
1777. My mind, O my friends ! is impressed with the solemnity 
of the business. As great and important as it is, with a depen- 
dence upon the all-sutficient Saviour for grace and wisdom to fulfil 
my ministry, I accept your invitation, and ask your prayers for me 
that I may be an instrument of great good to your souls, of bringing 
home to my Saviour the hardened and impenitent, of awakening 
the careless and secure to save them from death, — eternal death. 
Pray for me that I may so carefully discharge my duty to your 
souls as that at last I may be accepted, and have you for my crown 
of rejoicing in the day of the Lord. 

" I subscribe myself your affectionate friend, 

"Edward Sprague. 

"N. B. — The liberty granted to Mr. Farrar, of two or three 
sabbaths to visit my friends, who hve at a distance, I ask of you." 

The following is an extract from the church-records, as 
begun by Mr. Sprague : — 

"Dublin, Nov. 12, 1777. 
" The first church of Christ in Cambridge by their delegates, 
the church of Christ in New Ipswich, Townsend, and Fitzwilliam, 
by their elders and delegates, having convened at Dublin on 
November 12, 1777, in consequence of letters missive from the 
church of Christ in Dublin, and after having read the letter mis- 
sive: 1. Voted that they would form into an ecclesiastical council. 




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2. Voted and made choice of the Rev. Dr. Langdon to be mode- 
rator of the council. And after prayer to God, the Father of 
lights, for direction and assistance in the important transaction, voted 
that Rev. Mr. Brigham should be the scribe of the council. The 
council then proceeded to the business for which they were con- 
vened ; and having made inquiry, and found that the church had in 
a proper way and manner called Mr. Sprague to the work of the 
gospel-ministry among them, and being satisfied with regard to Mr. 
Sprague's principles and qualifications for the gospel-ministry, 
voted that they would proceed to the ordination of Mr. Edward 
Sprague to the work of the gospel-ministry in Dublin, and to the 
pastoral care of that church. Voted that the Rev. Mr. Farrar, of 
New Ipswich, give the charge ; that the Rev. Mr. Dix, of Town- 
send, should make the prayer before the charge, and give the right 
hand of fellowship ; that the Rev. Mr. Brigham, of Fitzwilliam, 
should make the introductory prayer ; and the Rev. Dr. Langdon, 
the concluding prayer. 

" A copy from the minutes. 

" Benjamin Brigham, Scribe to said Council." 

The sermon at Mr. Sprague's ordination was preached by 
the Rev. Dr. Langdon, who was then the President of Har- 
vard College. The sermon was printed at Boston, by Tho- 
mas and John Fleet, and some copies are still in existence. 
The text was in 1 Thess. ii. 13. 

It was customary in former times for ministers to receive 
a " settlement." This word, in the sense then used, is not 
understood by many at the present day. The " settlement " 
constituted no part of the minister's salary. It was a gift to 
young ministers, made on the well-grounded supposition that 
they needed some aid after completing their education to 
enable them to begin their ministry without incurring debts, 
and sometimes to pay debts which they had already incurred. 
It is seldom that we hear of ministers' receiving a " settle- 
ment " in these days. Mr. Sprague, by an instrument exe- 
cuted Nov. 20, 1777, relinquished his "settlement" for a 
lease of the ministry-lot, number twenty-two in the fifth 
range. 

" Received of the town of Dublin, whereof I am now the 
gospel-minister, the sum of one hundred pounds lawful money, 
granted me by the said town as a free gift in consideration of my 
settlement among them ; the aforesaid sum being paid me by their 
lease of the ministry-lot, number twenty-two in the fifth range, in 
said town ; and I do hereby, on the aforesaid consideration, wholly 
and absolutely renounce and give up to the town all claims and 



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demands whatever which I have, or ought to have, to any other 
part or parcel of the ministry-lands in said town, by virtue of my 
being the present minister of the said town. As witness my hand, 
the day and date above written. 

" Edward Sprague." 

The signing of the above in the town-records is an auto- 
graph, not a copy by the clerk. 

The handwriting of Mr. Sprague, as he advanced in life, 
became so illegible that the most expert at deciphering bad 
penmanship have failed of success. The Rev. Mr. Farrar 
wrote a very fair and legible hand ; and he was employed by 
some of his parishioners to draft various papers and legal 
instruments, a few of which are still preserved. 

At the commencement of Mr. Sprague's ministry, Eli 
Morse and Benjamin Learned were deacons of the church ; 
and the number of church-members, compared with the 
population of the town, and with the number in other places, 
was respectable. A large portion of them were members of 
churches before they removed to Dublin. Some, no doubt, 
had become members during Mr. Farrar's ministry. From 
the imperfect records of Mr. Sprague, it appears that the 
following persons were members of the church at the time 
of his ordination : — 



Eli Morse and wife. 
Benjamin Learned and wife. 
Moses Adams. 
Benjamin Mason and wife. 
Gershom Twitchell. 
Gershom Twitchell, jun. and wife. 
Joseph Greenwood and wife. 
James Chamberlain and wife. 
Widow of William Greenwood. 
Ezra Twitchel and wife. 
Samuel Twitchel and wife. 
Joseph Twitchel and wife. 
Ebenezer Twitchel and wife. 
Daniel Morse and wife. 



Wife of Joseph Adams. 

Ebenezer Hill and wife. 

Thaddeus Mason and wife. 

Eeuben Morse. 

Widow (Silas) Stone. - 

Wife of Joel White (Wight?). 

Widow Johnson. 

Gardner Town. 

Mrs. Bond (wife of Isaac B.). 

Widow (?) Mason. 

Wife of James Rollins. 

Wife of Phinehas Stanford. 

Wife of Josiah Stanford. 



Whole number, forty. 

At a meeting of the church, Dec. 7, 1777, "Voted that 
those persons who have owned the covenant, upon declaring 
the same, and promising to bring a certificate to evidence 
their connection with a regular standing church, shall have 
the privilege of baptism for their children. But on May 11, 



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1778, the church " voted that no person should have the 
privilege of baptism for their children, unless one or the 
other of their parents are in full communion." This means, 
unless one or the other of the parents of the children offered 
for baptism be in full communion. 

The church-members, admitted by letters of recommen- 
dation from other churches, are, as nearly as can be ascer- 
tained, the following : — 

Thomas Lewis, and Molly his wife, from Amherst. 
Thomas Wakefield and wife, from Amherst. 
David Townsend and wife, from Temple. 
Philip Mills and wife, from Needham. 
John Pain and wife, from Needham. 
Thomas Hardy and wife, from Hollis. 
Thomas Bryant and wife, from Concord. 
Mrs. Abigail Holt (wife of Marstin H.). 

Persons admitted to Full Communion by Direct Application. 

Eebecca Greenwood, Dec. 28, 1777. 

Lydia Emery, Jan. 11, 1778. 

Elizabeth Greenwood, wife of Moses G., Feb. 15, 1778. 

Abel Twitchel and wife. 

Samuel Williams and wife. 

John Bryant of Jaffrey, March 1, 1778. 

Timothy Adams, and Mary his wife. 

Dorcas Somes (married Hart Balch). 

Lydia Adams, wife of Isaac Adams, April 26, 1778. 

Esther Stanford, April 30, 1778. 

Richard Gilchrest and Mary, May 17, 1778. 

Moses Greenwood, May 24, 1778. 

Hannah Yeardly, June 14, 1778. 

John Learned and wife, July 5, 1778. 

Edward Cheney and wife, April 25, 1779. 

Mrs. Jones (Anna), Aug. 13, 1780, wife of Samuel J. 

Jabez Puffer, May 20, 1780. 

Miss Puffer, June 17, 1780. 

Stephen Twitchel and wife, March 30, 1783. 

Joseph Hayward and wife. May 25, 1783. 

Esther Marshall, wife of Aaron M., May 25, 1783. 

Mary Smith, wife of Benjamin S., May 25, 1783. 

Nathan Wily ; Abigail Townsend, June, 1783. 

David Gray Nutting, and .Judith his wife, June, 1783. 

Mary Morse, wife of Drury M., June, 1783. 

Jonathan Adams and wife, Nabby Adams, Aug. 31, 1783. 

Ward Eddy, Sept. 28, 1783. 



166 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Daniel Morse, Dec. 17, 1783. 

Fanny Ames, wife of Jonathan A., Aug. 1, 1784. 

Sarah Bond, Aug. 14, 1785. 

Micah Morse, Nov. 1785. 

Betty Harris, Nov. 12, 1786, wife of Jason H. 

Molly Wheeler, April 1, 1787. 

Amos Babcock and wife, Nov. 29, 1789. 

Margaret Maynard, wife of Dr. Maynard, 1789. 

Francis Appleton and wife, Jan. 3, 1790. 

Polly Farnam, Jan. 17, 1790, wife of Joshua F, 

Andrew Allison, and Sally his wife, July 18, 1790. 

Lydia Morrison, Aug. 8, 1790. 

Stephen Bent, Feb. 1791. 

Wife of Nathaniel Greenwood, July 22, 1792. 

The above names are all that can be found in Mr. 
Sprague's records. Other persons were admitted, and among 
the known members of the church were : — 

Daniel Morse, jun., and wife. 

Mrs. Daniel Warren. 

Mrs. Hannah Ward, wife of Samuel W. 

Mrs. John Perry. 

Asa Fisk, 1st, and wife. 

Mrs. Solomon Piper. 

Miss Mary Appleton. 

Abijah Richardson and wife, from Woburn, Mass. 

John Snow and wife, from Sterling. 

Jonathan Perry and wife, from West Cambridge. 

Stephen J. Woods and wife, from Sterling. 

Sarah Jones. 

Mrs. Joseph Hayward, jun. 

Miss Betsey Rollins. 

Mrs. Jonas Davis. 

The principal events in Mr. Sprague's ministry, and the 
chief points in his character, are noticed in the address. 
From what is there said, it is evidept that one of his greatest 
trials, in the first years of his ministry, was the depreciation 
of the nominal value of his salary, and the method adopted 
of paying it in agricultural produce. His father is said to 
have been ready to help him, when a request for that pur- 
pose was made. It is a tradition that, on one occasion, Mr, 
Sprague asked his father for fifty pounds, and that it was 
counted out in lawful money, amounting to one hundred and 
sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. But the son exclaimed. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 167 

on ascertaining the real amount, " Oh, sir ! I did not want it 
in lawful money, but fifty pounds, old tenor." This sum in 
the latter currency would have been a little more than 
twenty-two dollars, which was said to be what he actually 
took, his father not insisting upon his taking the whole. 

Mr. Sprague was educated without depending upon him- 
self. His father paid his bills ; and, as to worldly matters in 
general, the son did not concern himself about them till too 
late in life to become well prepared for managing them with 
good success. He was unacquainted with the operations of 
husbandry, and especially as carried on in a town so recently 
settled as that of Dublin. His ignorance with regard to such 
matters caused him to be regarded by some persons with less 
respect than he deserved. Many of the anecdotes that have 
been circulated in connection with his name had not their 
origin with him ; and such as are correctly applied may be 
attributed, in a great measure, to the cu-cumstances of his 
early life. Some persons, perceiving his want of a know- 
ledge of things quite familiar to those who had always lived 
in the country, were tempted to engage with him in practi- 
cal jokes for their own and others' amusement. A clergyman 
of an adjoining town is reported to have been neither back- 
ward nor unsuccessful in efforts of this kind. They required 
no greater amount of cunning trickery than is sometimes 
exhibited on the first day of April, or is occasionally prac- 
tised upon childi-en. 

Mr. Sprague, in some respects, had the simplicity of a 
child ; but he often surprised those who knew him only 
from report, by his shrewdness of remark and readiness at 
repartee. Many a one, who felt strong in his own power 
against an opponent in a contest of wit, found himself de- 
feated in an encounter with Mr. Sprague. When he had 
obtained the advantage in these contests, he was apt to show 
little mercy to his opponent. He would give no quarter, but 
press on, and take his own time for ceasing to use his 
advantage. 

When a Baptist society was formed in the north-west part 
of the town, some of the members of Mr. Sprague 's church 
embraced the views of the Baptists, This was, of course, 
a matter of some perplexity and trouble. But, if we may 
judge from the following anecdote, he was not impatient nor 
unforbearing towards the absenting persons. It is said that 
one of these members, who had left his meeting, called upon 



168 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

him, and inquired why he (Mr. Sprague) had not visited 
him and reproved him for non-attendance on public worship, 
or why he had not dealt with him according to Scripture. 
Mr. Sprague's reply was, '' I have." "In what wayV asked 
the man. ''According to the directions of the apostle" said 
Mr. Sprague : " Mark them that cause divisions and offences 
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid 
them." 

On the death of his father, Mr. Sprague shared in the 
inheritance of a large estate. As to what he should receive, 
he compromised the matter, and agreed to take for his share 
of real estate thirty thousand dollars, excepting land and 
buildings in Cambridge, of which he kept possession till his 
death. It has been supposed by many, that what he received 
was considerably less than he might have obtained by a 
division of the property according to the law of inheritance. 
But he said that it was enough for him, — more than he 
should ever want. 

This great change in Mr. Sprague's pecuniary circum- 
stances rendered him independent of the want of a salary; 
and, in the year 1801, he formally relinquished the same. 
His reasons for taking this step, and the conditions on 
which it was made, may be found in the following instru- 
ment : — 

" Whereas the town of Dublin has this day complied with the 
proposals I made them through a letter addressed to the select- 
men of said Dublin, and by them to be communicated to the town 
at a meeting legally warned for that purpose ; said letter bearing 
date April 10, A.D. 1801 ; and implying and importing in sub- 
stance as follows, viz., that, in consequence of bodily indisposition 
and infirmities, I had advised with the best physicians, who had 
all unanimously recommended to me, for the benefit and recovery 
of my health, a change of air and situation, and not to retain a per- 
manent residence in Dublin ; and that, influenced by these conside- 
rations, I did by said letter relinquish, from and after the 12th day 
of May next (which will complete twenty-three years and six 
months from my ordination), my annual salary of sixty pounds 
and thirty cords of wood ; retaining, however, my pastoral rela- 
tion and connection with the church of Dublin, and the right of 
supplying the pulpit with men of piety and good abilities, when 
I found it inexpedient to preach myself; the town paying said 
candidates for their service. 

"This -is, therefore, formally to relinquish, and I do hereby 
relinquish, my said annual salary of sixty pounds and thirty cords 



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of wood, from and after the said twelfth day of May, A.D. 1801, 
on the condition above expressed. 

" In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, this 
fourth day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and one. 

Edward Sprague. 
" Signed in presence of us, 
" Elijah Dunbar. 
Ward Eddy. 

In consequence of the foregoing agreement, the minister- 
lax, for 1801 was the last which the town raised to be paid 
to Mr. Sprague. The whole amount of the assessment for 
this year was only half of the usual sum, or the salary for six 
months. In the year previous to 1801, the taxes for the 
minister's salary varied in amount to individual tax-payers 
$3.92 to 35 cts., the last being a tax on a poll. Only four 
persons paid over three dollars, thirty paid from two to three 
dollars, seventy paid from one to two dollars, and seventy- 
one paid less than one dollar. Thirty-three persons paid no 
minister-tax for that year. Most of these last belonged, 
probably, to the Baptist denomination. The amount of 
minister-tax for the year 1800 was $225.25. From the 
year 1801 to 1818, the town raised no money for preach- 
ing- 
Mr. Sprague, according to his design of removing from 
Dublin, purchased a house in Keene, and established him- 
self there with his wife, continuing to supply the pulpit at 
Dublin. He retained his house in Dublin and kept it fur- 
nished, but, after a short period, spent the greater part of the 
year at his old home, his wife remaining at Keene. Occa- 
sionally, he hired persons to preach in his pulpit ; but it is 
not known that he ever charged the town for their services. 
During the vrinter months, he did not preach in the meeting- 
house, but in a hall, which he owned, situated a mile east of 
the first meeting-house. 

Under the impression that money invested in real estate 
was the most secui-e, Mr. Sprague purchased several farms, 
which he rented, or let out at the halves. Under such 
supervision as he was able to give, this mode of investing 
his capital did not yield a high percentage of income. The 
farms depreciated in value, and Mr. Sprague was wont to 
say with respect to those that were taken at the halves, 
" My half didn't grow." But, so far as pecuniary matters 
were concerned, he was at ease. He rode at times in a 
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coach drawn by four horses. His coach was furnished with 
lamps, and he was fond of riding in the evening with the 
lamps biu'ning. He was distinguished for his hospitality. 
His house was always open to the reception of company. 
His table was plentifully supplied with the best that could 
be obtained in Dublin, and not unfrequently he sent to 
Boston for such articles as could not be procured at home. 
The walls of his rooms were hung with a variety of paint- 
ings and engravings, which, as he said, were designed to 
attract and entertain company ; but which, in general, were 
indifferent as to their execution. He took great apparent 
satisfaction in exhibiting them to persons, strangers, or 
friends, who called upon him. 

Mr. Sprague was the friend and patron of sacred music 
in his society. During the last years of his life, he con- 
tributed liberally for its encouragement. He is said to have 
been particularly fond of hearing the " Ode on Science " * 
performed ; and it was frequently sung at his request, either 
in the church or at some occasional meeting of the choir. 
He took a deep interest in the revolutionary struggle ; 
and this patriotic song rekindled, no doubt, the feelings of 
joy and gratitude which arose in his breast at the successful 
issue of American resistance to British oppression. He 
regarded a well-organized militia as necessary for national 
defence. On one occasion, he delivered an address to 
a company of soldiers assembled in liis church in mili- 
tary costume. He read the newspapers of the day with 
more than ordinary interest ; and he took much pleasure 
in telling the news to his friends and neighbors, which 

* Ode on Science. — Set to music by Sumner. 

The morning sun shines from the East, 
And spreads his glories to the West; 
All nations with his beams are blest, 

Where'er his radiant light appears: 
So Science spreads her lucid ray 
O'er lands that long in darkness lay; 
She visits fair Columbia, 

And sets her sons among the stars. 

Fair Freedom, her attendant, waits 
To bless the portals of her gates. 
To crown the young and rising States 

With laurels of immortal day: 
The British yoke, the Gallic chain. 
Were urged upon our sons in vain ; 
All haughty tyrants we disdain. 

And shout, Long live America. 



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he did with such comments or incidental remarks as he 
supposed would render the news more interesting and 
profitable. 

The bodily infirmities of Mr. Sprague, during the latter 
part of his life were so great that he frequently deemed it 
necessary to have the advice of a physician. He reposed 
much confidence in the skill of Dr. Moses Kidder, who 
settled in Dublin a few years before his death. He was 
fond of him as a companion as well as a physician, and his 
desire to retain him in town was manifested in his will. 
He bequeathed him two thousand dollars, on condition that 
he remained in town during his (Mr. Sprague's) natural life. 
Mr. Sprague first proposed to Dr. Kidder to bequeathe him 
the above sum on condition that he remained in town as a 
physician during his (Dr. Kidder's) natural life ; but such a 
bequest was absolutely declined. 

The death of Mr. Sprague was occasioned by the over- 
turning of a carriage. He had a limb broken, and he was 
otherwise injured. This happened on the evening of the 
9th of December, 1817, as he was returning from a wedding 
which he had attended at the house of Deacon Benjamin 
Learned. On the 13th of the same month, as the broken 
limb, instead of uniting and healing, was evidently tending 
to mortification, he was reminded of his danger. Feeling 
much less pain than he had done, he thought that his friends 
were needlessly alarmed. On being assured by his physi- 
cian that his life was in danger, he requested the attendance 
of Thaddeus Morse, Esq., who, according to Mr. Sprague's 
directions, wrote his last will and testament, and had the 
same duly witnessed. He lived till the morning of the 
16th of December. His funeral was on the 18th of Decem- 
ber ; and a sermon on the occasion was preached by the Rev. 
Elijah Dunbar, of Peterborough. By a vote and at the 
expense of the town, two hundred and fifty copies of the 
said sermon were printed. 

Mrs. Hannah Sprague, the wife of the Rev. E. Sprague, 
died at her residence in Keene, July 9, 1818. She had 
entered her eighty-first year. Her maiden name was Fitch. 
She sustained, it is said, " a Chi'istian character of peculiar 
excellence." She resided at Keene nearly all the time after 
her removal thither. She visited her husband at Dublin 
occasionally ; but he more frequently visited her. The 
inscriptions on the monuments, erected to the memory 



172 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

of Mr. and Mrs. Sprague, were composed by the Rev. E. 
Dunbar. 

In addressing Mrs. Spragne at the funeral of her hxisband, 
Mr. Dunbar's words are : " A filial sensibility carries back 
my recollection thi-ough a period of almost twenty years since 
my acquaintance began with yourself, and your late worthy 
and reverend consort, whose remains are now to be consigned 
to the grave. The numerous proofs of sincere and personal 
friendship ; the time I have spent under your hospitable 
roof, and the subsequent harmonious intercourse of so long 
a period as has elapsed since my settlement in this vicinity, 
cannot fail of impressing my mind in a peculiar manner. 
This friendship and partiality, continued to the very close 
of life, has now placed me in this desk ; and I need 
not observe to you, madam, how much more congenial it 
would have been to my feelings, had I now been at liberty 
silently to mingle my sympathies with your sorrows. ... I 
cannot, however, remain heedless of the last request of a 
venerable and constant friend in Christ, and father in the 
sacred ministry of the gospel, whose earthly labors are now 
closed for ever, and whose soul has returned to God who 
gave it." 

Of Mr. Sprague, Mr. Dunbar says, " As a minister of the 
gospel, he was considered as excelling more particularly in 
his pathetic addresses, and sermons on funeral occasions, 
and generally in his public prayers." It was the custom 
of Mr. Sprague at funerals to speak of the characters of the 
persons deceased with more particularity than is common at 
the present day, and some of his parishioners were inclined 
to think that he was too much influenced in his remarks by 
his personal feelings of favor or dislike. He had a strong 
sympathy with the distressed, and much facility in the 
expression of his feelings on all occasions in which distress 
and affliction were outwardly manifested. 

" The Last Will and Testament of the Rev. Edward Sprague. 

" In the name of God, Amen, — I, Edward Sprague, of Dublin, 
in the county of Cheshire, in the State of New Hampshire, clerk, 
do make this my last will and testament. Conscious that I was 
born to die, that my body must return to dust, and my soul to God 
who gave it, to him I cheerfully resign the same, in full confidence 
that he will do with me what is right, and that (though worms 
destroy my body) in my flesh I shall see God, and humbly hoping 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 173 

that I shall have acted well my part, relying on the merits of 
Jesus Christ, and be happy with him for ever. 

" And as to the worldly estate which God has been pleased to 
bestow upon me, my debts and funeral charges being first paid by 
my executor, hereafter named, I give and devise the residue thereof 
in manner following, viz. : — 

" 1st, I give to the town of Dublin the sum of five thousand dol- 
lars, to be kept at interest by the said town for ever, for the sole 
purpose of supporting the Christian religion in the Congregational 
Society (so called) in said town, the interest thereof to be paid 
quarter-yearly to the minister of the Congregationalist persua- 
sion who shall be regularly ordained and statedly preach in said 
society. 

" 2d, I give to my nephews and nieces one dollar each. 

" 3d, I give to my beloved wife, Hannah Sprague, all my house- 
hold furniture, and the interest of all sums of money which shall 
be on hand, or due at the time of my decease, after the payment 
of the above-mentioned sums, and the use of all my other estate 
both real and personal, during her natural life. 

" 4th, I give to Dr. Moses Kidder two thousand dollars, provided 
he tarry in the town of Dublin physician during my natural 
life. 

" oth, I give to John Twitchell and Alline Newhall three hun- 
dred dollars each, provided they stay in my service during my 
natural life to my satisfaction. 

" 6th, I give the town of Dublin all the remainder of said estate, 
including all my propei'ty not before given or devised by this will, 
to be kept for the use of schooling in said Dublin. And I hereby 
appoint Elijah Parker, of Keene, in the county of Cheshire, Es- 
quire, executor of this my last Avill and testament, and hereby 
revoke all other wills by me made. 

" In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 
thirteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and seventeen. 

his 

"Edward x Sprague. [Seal.] 

mark. 

" Signed, sealed, published, and delivered by the testator, as his 
last will and testament, in presence of us, who hereunto subscribe 
our names in his presence, and in presence of each other. 

"Thads. Morse. 
Wm. Greenwood, 2nd. 
Jesse Learned." 

" State of New Hampshire, 
Cheshire, ss. — Probate Office, May 13, 1853. 

« [Seal.] I, Geo. W. Sturtevant, Register of the Court of Pro- 
bate in and for said county, hereby certify that the within is a 



174 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

true copy of the will of Edward Sprague, late of Dublin, in said 
county, deceased, and now on file in this office. In witness whereof, 
I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, at Keene, 
this 13th day of May, A.D. 1853. 

" Geo. W. Sturtevant." 

'■'■The Decree of the Judge of Probate, establishing the Will of 
Rev. E. Sprague. 

" State of New Hampshike, 
Cheshire, ss. 

" To all people to whom these presents shall come. Greeting : 

"[Seal.] Know ye that on the day of the date hereof, before 
me, at Jeffrey, in said county, the instrument which is here- 
unto annexed (purporting to be the last will and testament of the 
Reverend Edward Sprague, late of Dublin, in said county, de- 
ceased) was presented for probate by Elijah Parker, Esq., the 
executor therein named. Thaddeus Morse, Esq., and William 
Greenwood, 2d, both of Dublin, two of the witnesses, whose names 
are thereto subscribed, being then present, made solemn oath that 
they saw the said testator sign, seal, the said instrument. That he 
was then, to the best of their judgment, of sound and disposing 
mind ; and that they, together with Jesse Learned, subscribed their 
names together as witnesses to the execution thereof, in the pre- 
sence of said testator. 

" I do therefore prove, approve, and allow of the said instru- 
ment as the last will and testament of said deceased, do hereby 
decree the administration thereof in all matters, the same concern- 
ing, and of his estate whereof he died seized and possessed in 
said State unto him the said executor, well and faithfully to exe- 
cute the will and testament, and to administer the estate of said 
deceased according to the same, who accepted of his said trust, and 
gave bond to pay the debts and legacies due from the estate of 
said deceased, and likewise to return a true and perfect inventory 
of all the estate which belonged to said deceased into the probate 
office for said county, within three months ; and that he shall 
render an account (upon oath) of his proceedings therein, when 
lawfully thereto required. 

" In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the 
seal of the Court of Probate for said county. Dated at Jeffrey 
aforesaid, the third day of February, anno Domini one thousand 
eight hundred and eighteen. 

" Abel Parker, Judge of Probate." 

The following are tlie inscriptions on the monuments of 
the Rev. Edward Sprague and Mrs. Hannah Sprague : — 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 175 



MEMENTO MORI. 



3in JWcmorjj 

OP THE 

REV. EDWARD SPRAGUE, A.M. 

The Second Pastor of the Church in Dublin, who, for more than 
forty years, preached the word of God and broke the bread of 
life to this Christian Society. He entered on the stage of public 
action at the commencement of the late glorious Revolution, of 
which he was a zealous advocate, fully imbibing its spirit, and 
remaining through life the friend of liberty, civil and religious. 
He feared God above many from his youth, sincerely devoted 
himself to his service in the gospel of his Son, and united 
orthodoxy with charity. Possessing a large estate, his regard 
for the town in which he lived prompted him, after making a 
few legacies to particular friends, to bequeath them the remain- 
der of his property for the pious and laudable purposes of 
supporting the gospel and schools. Having been in private life 
cheerful and courteous, ' a lover of good men and given to 
hospitality ; ' having, in the discharge of ministerial duty, been 
assiduous, solemn, faithful ; at length, laden with accumulated 
infirmities and hastened by a fatal occurrence, he languished a 
few days, and then calmly fell asleep in a firm belief of that 
gospel he preached to others. 

' Let fainting nature sink to rest 
AVithin its clay-ccld bed. 
Till, with refulgent glory drest. 
It wakens from the dead; 
What though the body in the dust be laid. 
Breathless and mouldering in the awful shade! 
Faith views a bright reversion in the skies. 
When all the saints, reanimated, rise.' 

NATUS BOSTONIyE MAII 20, 1750, LAUREA BACCALATJRIALI CANTABRIGI.E 

DONATUS 1770, MAGISTRAI.I 1773, PASTORALI OFFICIO 

INDUCTUS OCT. 12, 1777, DECESSIT DEC. iC, 1717, 

ANNOQUE ^ETATIS SU^ C8. 

' Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.' " 



"BENEATH THIS STONE LIES THE MORTAL PART 

OF 

MRS. HANNAH SPRAGUE, 

CONSORT OF THE REV. EDWARD SPRAGUE, 
Who died July 10, 1818, aged eighty years. 

In the several spheres of a wife, a neighbor, a Christian, and 
partner in the ministerial relations, she moved with dignity, 
usefulness, and secured esteem. The religion of Jesus was the 
choice and ornament of her youth, the guide and support of 



176 HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 

her ripei' years, and the refuge and solace of her declining 
age. While her hopes of salvation rested entirely on the 
unmerited grace of God in Christ, she had no confidence in 
any faith but that which works by love. Her benevolence, 
ever active, met the needy at the door ; and the poor she never 
sent empty away. She was the faithful almoner of the goods 
entrusted her by Providence ; and it could be truly said of her, 
that ' she fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick, 
and entertained the stranger.' The cause of Zion lay near her 
heart in life, and was not forgotten at her death. That her 
property might aid this cause, when she sleeps in dust, she 
bequeathed the principal part of her estate to the New Hamp- 
shire Missionary Society. Reader, if thou hast wealth, influence, 
piety, learn the art of employing thy talents in doing good ; and 
thou shalt never want a surviving friend to write over thy 
grave, ' The memory of the just is blessed ; ' nor a smiling 
Saviour, in the great day, to hail thee with, ' Well done, thou 
good and faithful servant ; enter into the joy of thy Lord.' " 

As the cliurch was without a pastor, and as no covenant 
could be found among the papers left by Mr. Sprague, Rev. 
Mr. Dunbar was requested to meet the members. He ac- 
ceded to the request, and the following is the record of the 
meeting in the handwriting of Andi-ew Allison, who had 
been chosen clerk : — 

" At a meeting of the church in Dublin, 2d November, in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, the 
Rev. Elijah Dunbar, moderator: — 

" Voted to adopt the copy of the old original covenant that the 
Rev. Edward Sprague formed his church by, when he first settled 
in this town. 

" Voted to subscribe our names to it for the future government 
of the church in Dublin." 

The following is the covenant referred to in the above 
votes, with the names annexed of the persons who sub- 
scribed it. The original copy is still preserved, as transcribed 
by Mr. Dunbar from a copy which he found many years 
before in the possession of Mr. Sprague, and which he be- 
lieved to be the same that was used by the Rev. Dr. Apple- 
ton, of Cambridge, Mass. : — 

" We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, apprehending our- 
selves called of God into a sacred fellowship with one another 
in the profession and practice of the holy Christian religion, as a 
particular church of the Lord Jesus, do solemnly covenant with 
God and with one another, as follows : — 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 17T 

" In the first place, we avouch the Lord this day to be our God, 
yielding ourselves to him to be his servants, and choosing him to 
be our portion for ever ; we give u^) ourselves unto the God whose 
name alone is Jehovah, to be his people, to walk in his ways, and 
to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, 
and to hearken unto his voice, declaring our firm assent unto the 
truths, and hearty consent unto the terms, of the gospel. We 
accept of Jesus Christ in all his glorious offices, prophetical, 
priestly, and kingly ; and depend on him, in the way which he hath 
prescribed, for instruction, pardon, and eternal life. We profess 
our serious resolution to deny, as the grace of God teaches us, all 
ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and 
godly in this present world; to endeavor that our conversation 
may be such as becomes and adorns the gospel. We promise, by 
the help of God's grace, to walk together in all ways of holy 
communion as brethren in the family of Christ and children of 
our Father who is in heaven ; to keep the faith and observe the 
order of the gospel ; carefully to support and conscientiously to 
attend the public worship of God in all the instituted duties thereof, 
and to submit to the discipline of his kingdom ; to watch over one 
another with Christian circumspection, and endeavor our mutual 
edification in holiness and comfort. 

" Furthermore, we dedicate our offspring with ourselves unto 
the Lord, engaging to bring them up in his nurture and admonition, 
and, as far as in us lies, to transmit the ordinances of God pure 
and entire unto them. 

' " All this we do in the presence and fear of God, with a deep 
sense of our unworthiness to be admitted into covenant with him 
and to enjoy the privileges of the church evangelical, and our 
own insufficiency to perform the duties without his gracious assist- 
ance ; and we do therefore rely on and pray to the God of grace 
and peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus 
Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, that through the blood 
of the everlasting covenant he would make us perfect in every 
good work, to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing 
in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



Samuel Twitchell. 
James Chamberlain. 
Ebenezer Tavitciiell. 
Thaddeus Mason. 
Ebenezer Hill. 
Moses Greenwood. 



Abel Twitchell. 
Richard Gilciiuest. 
Andrew Allison. 
Jonathan Perry. 
Francis Appleton. 
Asa Fisk." 



After the death of Mr. Sprague, the pulpit was supplied 
for a time by the clergymen of the vicinity, who, according 
to customary usage, gave each one day's ])reaching. But, 



178 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

as the benefit of sucli labors would not fall upon the widow, 
her husband having no salary, the question arose whether 
these clergymen should be paid for their services. Accord- 
ingly, an article was inserted in the warrant for a town- 
meeting, February 20, 1818, "to see if the town will 
make any compensation to those clergymen who have 
preached here since Mr. Sprague's decease." The said 
article was dismissed. At the same meeting, " Voted that 
the selectmen be directed to return the thanks of the town 
to the Kev. Mr. Dunbar for his discourse delivered at the 
funeral of the E.ev. Edward Sprague, and request a copy 
of him for the press." Two hundred and fifty copies were 
ordered to be procured. " Voted to raise two hundred dol- 
lars to procure preaching this year ensuing. Chose Deacon 
Francis Appleton, Abel Twitchell, and Cyrus Chamberlain, to 
provide preaching." 

The preacher procured was Mr. Edmund Quincy Sewall, 
son of Judge Samuel Sewall, of Massachusetts, a graduate 
of Harvard College, 1815, and of the Cambridge Theologi- 
cal School. 

At a town-meeting, July 6, 1818, "Voted to give Mr. 
Edmund Q. Sewall a call to settle in this town as a gospel- 
minister, seventy-six in favor, and forty-four against it." A 
committee was then chosen to propose a salary, and said 9 
committee "proposed that the town give Mr. Sewall five 
hundred dollars, a yearly salary, so long as he shall supply 
the desk or be their gospel-minister ; which report was 
accepted." 

Mr. Sewall returned a negative answer to the call he had 
received ; but, as many persons were much interested in him, 
an article was inserted in the warrant for a town-meeting, 
November 11, 1818, "to see if the town will recall Mr. 
Edmund Q. Sewall as a minister of the gospel in this place, 
or act any thing respecting the same." On this article, 
" Voted that the yeas and nays be taken ; . . . . and there 
were ninety-six in favor, and seventy in the negative. It 
was then " voted to choose a committee of three to nomi- 
nate a committee of three to propose a sum to offer Mr. 
Sewall as a salary." But, instead of proceeding to choose 
said committee, it was " voted to act no further on the arti- 
cle at the present time." This vote was, in effect, laying the 
whole subject on the table. It was called up at a meeting 
held December 1, 1818. One article in the warrant was 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 179 

" to see what compensation the town will give Mr. Edmund 
Q. Sewall to settle as a minister of the gospel in this place, 
or act any thing respecting the same." This article was dis- 
missed, and a committee was chosen, consisting of the select- 
men, to hire preaching ; one hundred and fifty dollars having 
been voted for that purpose. Mr. Sewall was settled in 
1819 in Barnstable, Mass.; then in Amherst, N. H. ; and 
again in Scituate, Mass. 

The candidates employed under the foregoing and subse- 
quent votes of the town, so far as we have ascertained, were 
Thomas Tracy, afterwards settled at Saco, Me. ; Rev. Ste- 
phen Farley, dismissed from Claremont, N.H. ; David Reed, 
publisher and proprietor of the '' Christian Register " at 
Boston ; Elisha Fuller, son of Rev. Timothy Fuller, of Mer- 
rimack, N.H., now an attorney in Worcester, Mass. ; Ste- 
vens Everett, afterwards settled at Augusta, Me. ; and Silas 
Allen. 

The law of the State, called " the Toleration Law," was 
passed at the June session of the Legislature in the year 
1819; and the First Congregational Society was organized, in 
accordance with the requisitions of that act, in the winter of 
1819-20. A part of the preamble to the constitution and 
by-laws of said society is as follows : — 

" In conformity to an act of the Legislature of this State, passed 
June, A.D. 1819, by which it is rendered illegal for towns, as cor- 
porate bodies, to raise money for the support of the gospel, — 
which act authorizes any number of persons to associate themselves 
together into a society for moral and religious purposes, — there- 
fore, we, the undersigned inhabitants of the town of Dublin, 
deeming religion, piety, and morality important to the present 
and future interests of mankind, have associated ourselves into a 
society for the above purposes, to be known and designated by 
the name of the First Congregational Society in Dublin." 

Mr. Leonard began to preach as a candidate for the above 
society, the first Sunday in April, 1820 ; and, after supplying 
the desk six sabbaths and on the annual fast, he received an 
invitation from the church and society to settle as their 
minister, with the offer of an annual salary of six hundred 
dollars. 

The following are copies of the records of the church 
and society in reference to the call and settlement of Mr. 
Leonard : — 



180 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

"Dublin, May 20, 1820. — Voted to give Levi W. Leonard a 
call to settle with us, as our gospel-minister. 

" Andrew Allison, Clerk for the Church." 

" Dublin, May 20, 1820. 

"The First Congregational Society met at the Old Centre 
Meeting-house in Dublin, agreeably to notice ; chose Capt. Moses 
Marshall moderator. 

" Voted to give the Rev. Levi W. Leonard a call to settle in 
the ministry over the society in Dublin. 

" Voted that the society give the Rev. Levi W. Leonard a 
salary of six hundred dollars annually, including the legacy, so 
long as he continues minister over the society. 

" Voted that the standing committee of the society inform Rev. 
Mr. Leonard of the result of this meeting, and request him to 
return to Dublin as soon as convenient. 

" To which the Rev. L. W. Leonard returned the following 
reply: — 

" To the Congregational Church and Society in Dublin. 

" Christian Brethren and Friends, — Having received an invita- 
tion by your committee to take upon me the sacred and important 
office of a Christian minister and religious instructor among you, 
and having solemnly and prayerfully deliberated on the subject, 
I have determined to accept the invitation. 

" The arduous nature of the work which I am about to under- 
take, the high responsibility of the ministerial office, and the fearful 
consequences of unskilfulness or unfaithfulness in the performance 
of its duties, are considerations which fill my mind with much 
solicitude. But the motives and views which have led me to 
devote myself to the work of the ministry, the degree of unanimity 
with which you have invited me, the sense of duty which has 
disposed me to accept your invitation, and a firm reliance on divine 
aid to support me in time of trouble and difficulty, encourage the 
pleasing hope that my labors wiU be attended with the blessing of 
Heaven. In this interesting and solemn undertaking I shall need 
your kind assistance ; and I humbly ask your united prayers, that, 
if it should please the holy Author of our religion to consecrate 
me to his service among you as a minister of Jesus Chi'ist, he 
would, in the rich abundance of his goodness, endow his servant 
with all those gifts and graces requisite to adorn the profession ; 
that this people may be of the same mind one towards another, 
united in the bonds of charity, supported by the blessed consolations 
of the gospel, and built up in faith and holiness unto eternal life. 

" The attentions which you have shown me, and the favorable 
opinion which you have expressed by calling me to discharge the 
duties of so important a station, deserve and obtain my warmest 
gratitude. That your just demands and expectations may be 




ENGRAVED :BY T.B.WELGH fPHn,A<'/ FROM M DAGUERREOTYPE 



BY JOHN A . WHIPPLE. 



LKliEWalLEWO W. Q.[^(n)ii^^[E?iD)„ 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



181 



fulfilled is my most earnest prayer. — With sentiments of high 
respect, your friend and servant, Levi W. Leonard. 

" A true copy. 

" Witness : Joseph Appleton, Clerk of the Society." 

At a meeting of the church, Aug. 4, 1820, the call, given 
in May, was renewed, and it was " voted to choose a commit- 
tee of three from the church, to assist in choosing a council 
with Mr. Leonard in respect to his settlement with us as our 
gospel-minister. Voted that the committee be John Snow, 
Abel Twitchell and Andrew Allison. — Francis Appleton, 
Moderator." 

The above-named committee with three others, chosen by 
the society, met Aug. 4, and prepared the following letter 
missive, which was sent to the churches in Harvard Univer- 
sity ; Concord, Mass. ; Wilton, N.H. ; Peterborough, N.H. ; 
Dover, Mass. ; Keene, N. H. ; Swanzey, N. H. ; Sterling, 
Mass. ; Dedham, Mass. ; Lexington, Mass. ; and Littleton, 
Mass. : — 

" To the Church of Christ in . 

" Christian Brethren, — The Congregational Church and Society 
in Dublin, N. H., having, with great unanimity, invited Mr. Levi 
W. Leonard to settle with them as their Christian minister, and 
he having accepted the invitation, request you, by your pastor and 
delegates, to assist at his ordination on Wednesday, the sixth day 
of September next. 

" Yours, with sentiments of respect and Christian charity." 

The following is the result of the council that convened 
on the occasion of Mr. Leonard's ordination : — 

« Dublin, Sept. G, 1820. 
" By virtue of letters missive from the Congregational Church 
and Society in said town, the following arc the churches present 
by their pastors and delegates, for the purpose of ordaining Mr. 
Levi W. Leonard as their pastor, viz. : — 



Church in Harvard University 
Church in Littleton . . . 
Church in Dover .... 
Church in Sterling . . . 

Church in Peterborough . . 

Church in Keene .... 

Church in Swanzey , . . 
Church in AVilton ... 



Pastors, 
Rev. Dr. Ware 



Rev. Mr. Foster 
Rev. Mr. Sanger 



Rev. Mr. Dunbar 

Rev. Mr. Bakstow 

Rev. Mr. Chandler 
Rev. Mr. Beede . 



Delegates. 
. Mr. Ingersoll. 
< Deacon Hartwell. 
\ Mr. Kimball. 
. Mr. Battle. 
5 Mr. Thayer. 
\ Mr, Palmer. 
5 Deacon Smith. 
X Deacon Holmes. 
5 Capt. Blake. 
\ Mr. Ellis. 
. Capt. J. Dickenson. 

. Mr. LlVERMORE. 



182 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

" The council, being formed by choosing Rev. Mr. Foster mode- 
rator, by whom the throne of grace was first addressed for guidance 
and direction, then proceeded to the business for which they had 
assembled. The Rev. Mr. Chandler was chosen scribe. 

" The inquiries relative to the proceedings of the church and 
society being made, and the council being satisfied therewith, 
then proceeded to the examination of the candidate ; being satis- 
fied also with his views of the Christian system, and with his 
moral and literary qualifications, they voted to proceed to his 
ordination. 

" The assignment of the parts was as follows, viz. : — 

Introductory prayer and sermon, by 
Consecrating prayer . . . 

Charge 

Right hand of fellowship . 
Charge to the people . . 
Concluding prayer . . . 



Rev. Dr. Ware. 
Rev. Mr. Beede. 
Rev. Mr. Pouter. 
Rev. Mr. Sanger. 
Rev. Mr. Dunbar. 
Rev. Mr. Chandler. 



"It was now voted to adjourn for half an hour, then to be in 
readiness to repair to the meeting-house in order to attend to the 
public religious services of the occasion. 

" A true copy. 

"Attest: Joshua Chandler, Scribe." 

The whole number of members added to the First Con- 
gregational Church, since the ordination of Mr. Leonard, is 
one hundred and eleven by direct application, and seven 
from other churches. The whole number of baptisms has 
been one hundred and seventy-nine, and of marriages by the 
pastor of this chui-ch, two hundred and twenty-six, a few of 
them in the adjacent towns. 

In the year 1821, Mr. Benjamin Perry presented to the 
church a baptismal basin ; and, in 1822, Mr. Joseph Apple- 
ton gave a chair for use at the communion-table ; for each of 
which gifts the church voted thanks to the donors. 



SECOND CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY. 

From the commencement of Mr. Leonard's ministry, a few 
members of his church had not been satisfied with some 
of his doctrinal opinions. In the year 1827, measures 
began to be taken by them for the formation of another 
church and society. In June of that year. Deacon Woods 
resigned his office by sending to the pastor the following 
letter : — 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 183 

"Dublin, June 23, 1827. 
" Rev. Levi "W. Leonard, — Deeming it my duty, under present 
circumstances and particular reasons, to resign my office in the 
church, I therefore give up the same. — Yours with respect, 

" Stephen J. Woods." 

The resignation was accepted ; and, in September of the 
same year, the following request was made : — 

" To the Congregational Church in Dublin. 

"Reverend and beloved, — We, the undersigned, members of 
your body, respectfully request of you a dismission, and a recom- 
mendation of our moral and Christian character. As the reason 
why we present this request, we beg leave to state that we differ 
so widely from you in our views of certain doctrines of the gospel 
which we consider fundamental, that we are unable to walk with 
you in Christian fellowship, and believe that our better edification 
and the cause of truth would be promoted by our being discon- 
nected from you, and formed into a separate church. 



"Stephen J. Woods. 
Abijah Richardson. 
Lucy Hardy. 



Martha Woods. 
Elizabeth Richardson. 
Rebeckah Hay." 



At a meeting of the First Congregational Church, Septem- 
ber 30, 1827, " Voted that the request signed by the above- 
mentioned members of this church be granted." 

The result of the movement was the organization of a 
new society, which at first was designated as " the Second 
Congregational Society ; " but the name was changed, after 
two years, to that of " the First Trinitarian Congregational 
Society," by which it is still known. 

The following is ah extract from the records of the Trini- 
tarian Congregational Church : — 

" Agreeably to letters missive from several Christian brethren 
lately members of the church under the pastoral care of the Rev. 
L. W. Leonard, an ecclesiastical council was convened at the 
house of Joseph Appleton, Esq., in Dublin, at ten o'clock, a.m., 
Nov. 21, 1827, for the purpose of forming them into a Ti'initarian 
Congregational Church. There were present the following pastors 
and delegates, viz. : — 

" Rev. Moses Bradford, without a pastoral charge ; Rev. Gad 
Newell and Br. Josiah Richardson, from the church in Nelson ; 
Rev. Peter Holt and Deacon John Field, from Presbyterian 
Church, Peterborough ; Rev. Z. S. Barstow and Deacon C. H. 
Jaquith, from church in Keene. 



184 HISTORY OF- DUBLIN. 

"The council was organized by choosing Rev. M. Bradford 
moderator, and Rev. Z. S. Barstow scribe ; and it was opened with 
prayer by the moderator. 

" The council proceeded to inquire of the brethren that convened 
them what communication they had to make concerning the busi- 
ness which they wish to have accomplished. Accordingly, the 
brethren presented a document from the church connected with 
the First Congregational Society in Dublin, certifying their regular 
standing in the clmrch, and dismissing them from that church 
Avhenever they shall have formed themselves into another body. 

" The council inquii'ed what was intended in the letter missive 
by their differing essentially from the church from which they 
separate ; and, in answer to the question, it was made evident that 
these brethren hold to the great doctrines of the gospel in accord- 
ance with the principles of the fathers of New England. 

" Wherefore, Voted that Stephen J. "Woods, Abijah Richardson, 
Thomas Hay, Luke Richardson, Martha Woods, Lucy Hardy, 
Rebeckah Hay, and Elizabeth Richardson, be constituted a Trini- 
tarian Congregational Church. 

" Voted that the public exercises be performed in the following 
manner : that the Rev. Gad Newell make the first prayer. Rev. 
Mr. Barstow preach the sermon, Rev. Mr. Bradford attend to the 
business of constituting the church, and the Rev. Mr. Holt make 
the concluding prayer. 

" Proceeded to the meeting-house, performed the parts assigned, 
and constituted a Trinitarian Congregational Church. 

" Accepted the above as the minutes of the council. 

" Attest : Moses Bradford, Moderator. 

Z. S. Barstow, Scribe. 

"Nov. 21, 1827. — The church being formed, the members pro- 
ceeded to choose the Rev. Gad Newell moderator; chose Luke 
Richardson clerk ; chose Stephen J. Woods deacon." 

The confession of faith and covenant adopted on the occa- 
sion was the same as that usually received by the churches 
of the INIonadnock Association, which has been printed, and 
copies of which may be readily obtained. 

At a meeting of the First Congregational Society, March 
20, 1827, the ifollowing vote was passed : — 

" Voted that, in case the Second Congregational Society make 
arrangements to have preaching the ensuing year, the standing 
committee of the First Congregational Society be requested to 
invite said Second Congregational Society to occupy the new 
meeting-house at such time or times as it may be the pleasure of 
said society to provide preaching, to the full extent according to 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 185 

their numbers, and so mncb further as the officers of the First 
Congregational Society, witli the advice and consent of Rev. Mr. 
Leonard and the selectmen, may deem expedient, for the term of 
one yeai-." 

A similar vote was passed March 18, 1828, with this 
difference, however, that "the standing committee of the 
First Society meet the committee of the Second Congrega- 
tional Society for the purpose of dividing the sabbaths to 
which said societies are entitled." In March, 1829, the 
vote of the society was " that the First Trinitarian Congre- 
gational Society in Dublin have leave to occupy the meeting- 
house every thirteenth sabbath, the ensuing year." 

While the Second Congregational Society occupied the 
meeting-house their proportion of the year, the town refused 
to grant them the use of the Town Hall ; but, in 1829, the 
town "voted that the Second Congregational Society have 
leave to occupy the Town Hall twelve sabbaths, and that the 
First Congregational Society have the same privilege." 

In March, 1830, the vote of the town was, " that the 
Trinitarian Congregational Society in Dublin have leave to 
occupy the Town Hall for purposes of religious worship the 
ensuing year, on condition that they relinquish their privi- 
lege of occupying the new meeting-house on sabbath-days, 
and insure the Town House from injury by reason of their 
occupying the same." The society took the hall with the 
above condition, and occupied it till their brick church was 
completed in 1836. In the meantime, different preachers 
were employed. The Rev. Samuel Harris remained as the 
hired pastor two years. The church was dedicated in 1836 ; 
and the sermon on the occasion was preached by the Rev. 
Dr. Bouton, of Concord, N. H. Rev. James Tisdale, who 
graduated at Brown University, R. I., was engaged in the 
summer of 1836, and supplied the desk during the three 
subsequent years. He was a man of various learning, ear- 
nest and active in the cause of popular education, and a 
ready debater in the Lyceum. As he was about to remove 
his family to Gilsum in 1841, the following resolution was 
unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Dublin Lyceum : — 

" Resolved, That the thanks of the members of the Dublin 

Lyceum be presented to the Rev. James Tisdale for the interest 

■which he has taken in our exercises during his residence in town, 

and for tbe efhcient aid which he has rendered by delivering lec- 

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186 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

tures, writing for and conducting the paper, making reports on 
subjects assigned, and engaging in the debates ; and that we wish 
him and his family success and prosperity in the new field of labor 
he is about to occupy." 

Mr. Henry A. Kendall received a call from the chnrch 
and society to settle as their minister, September, 1840. 
Mr. Kendall's reply to the church was as follows : — 

" To the Committee of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in 
Dublin. 

" Christian Brethren, — Having been called, in the providence 
of God, to labor with you for a season in the cause of Christ, and 
having now received a call from you to become your pastor, I have 
sought divine direction in regard to my continuing with you ; and 
feeling that God has opened the way for me still to labor with and 
for you, in promoting his kingdom in this place, I do therefore 
accept your call, praying that the God of all grace would enable 
us to do his will in the faithful discharge of the duties of our rela- 
tions one to another, and to our common Lord. — And subscribe 
myself yours in Christian love and fellowship, 

" Henry A. Kendall. 
" To Luke Richardson, Malachi Richardson, 
Committee of the Church. 

" Dublin, Sept. 18, 1840." 

« Dublin, Oct. 20, 1840. 

" The following pastors and delegates, invited by letters missive 
from the Trinitarian Congregational Church and Society in Dublin, 
met at the house of Mr. Luke Richardson, at two o'clock, p.m. : — 

Pastors. Delegates. 

Church in Keene . . . Rev. Z. S. Barstow 

Church in Rindge . . . Rev. A. W. Burnham . Deacon Eben. Brown. 
Church in Hancock . . Rev. Archibald Burgess Deacon Stephen Wood. 
Church in Jaifrey . . . Rev. J. D. Crosby . . Deacon Phinehas Spalding. 

Church in Nelson Br. Samuel Griefin. 

Church in New Ipswich . Rev. Samuel Lee . . . Deacon Isaac Adams. 
Church in Marlborough . Rev. Moses G. Grosvenor Br. Thomas Tolman. 
Church in Mont Vernon Br. Daniel Kendall. 

" They were organized as an ecclesiastical council by the choice 
of Rev. Mr. Burgess moderator, and Rev. Mr. Lee scribe. Prayer 
was oifered by the moderator. 

" The doings of the church and society in the call of Mr. Ken- 
dall, and his reply to the same, also his certificate of church mem- 
bership, and his license to preach the gospel, were presented, and 
voted satisfactory. Voted to proceed to the ordination of Mr. 
Kendall as pastor of the Trinitarian Church, to-morrow at ten 
o'clock. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 187 



" The public services were assigned as follows : ■ 



Invocation and reading of the Scriptures, by 

Introductory prayer , 

Sermon by Prof. Warner; in his absence 

Ordaining prayer 

Fellowship of the churches 

Address to the people 

Concluding prayer 



Rev. jAlfES TiSDALE. 

Rev. Mr. Crosby. 
Rev. Mr. Burgess. 
Rev. Mr. Barstow. 
Rev. Mr. French. 
Rev. Mr. Lee. 
Rev. Mr. Grosvenor. 



" Church-meeting, May 14, 1842, at the meeting-house ; opened 
by reading Matt, xviii. 21 — 35, and prayer." 

The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously 
adopted, viz. : — 

" Believing that holding slaves is contrary to the spirit of the 
gospel, and consequently inconsistent with Christian charactei', we 
therefore as a church of Christ, — 

" Resolve, 1. That we deplore the existence of the sin of slavery 
in the church. 2. That we cannot and do not recognize the slave- 
holder continuing such, as a worthy follower of Jesus Christ. 
3. That we cannot fellowship those who thus walk, as we think, 
contrary to the gospel-rule, and therefore must not invite them to 
our communion." 

June 4, 1850, Rev. H. A. Kendall requested a dismission. 
An ecclesiastical council was called, and met July 18, 1850. 
The result of the council was, that the pastoral relations 
between Rev. Mr. Kendall and his people be dissolved. 
The following is an extract from said result : — 

" In coming to this decision, the council are happy that nothing 
has come to their knowledge which injuriously affects the Chris- 
tian and ministerial character of the pastor ; but, on the contrary, 
they are highly gratified in witnessing the meekness which he has 
manifested, and particularly his earnest desire and willingness to 
make sacrifices for the future peace and prosperity of the church 
of Christ in this place ; and it gives us pleasure to recommend 
him as a devoted and faithful minister of the gospel." 

" Feb. 4, 1851, the Trinitarian Congregational Church voted 
unanimously to present a call to the Rev. Alonzo Hayes to become 
their pastor." 

The answer of Mr. Hayes was as follows : — 

" Respected Brethren, — The many marks of kindness you 
have shown me, and the interest you have manifested in my labors 
among you, encourage me to believe that a minister will find 
among you those motives to diligence and those sources of happi- 
ness in the prosecution of his work in the ministry, which are 



188 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

denied to many in this changing age, when so many seem indif- 
ferent both to the gospel and those who preach it. 

" When I regard your circumstances as a church and people, I 
feel deeply interested in your welfare, and earnestly desire that 
God would pour out his Spirit and quicken his people, and bring 
many souls into the fold of Christ. 

" Difficulties must be met and sacrifices made by me. But these 
are things the minister of Christ must expect, and which I have 
long since resolved should never deter me from laboring in the 
field where the providence of God seemed to call. Encouraged to 
believe that I am acting under the direction of the Great Head 
of the church, on whom I rely for his blessing and guidance, I 
accept the invitation of this church and society to become their 
pastor, believing that the friends of Christ will ever co-operate with 
me in every good work, and never cease to pray that my labors 
among you may be blessed. 

" I accept your invitation, provided you give me three sabbaths 
in a year, and pay the salary semi-annually. 

" Yours truly, Alonzo Hates." 

Eev. Mr. Hayes resigned his pastoral oflSce in March, 
1853, and removed to Washington, D. C. 

The whole number of members of the church in 1852 
was forty-six. The deacons are Jesse Morse and Abijah 
Richardson. 

DEACONS OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 

There is no record of the time when the first deacons were 
chosen. EH Morse and Benjamin Learned were in office 
when Mr. Sprague was ordained, and were elected pro- 
bably about the time of Mr. Tarrar's settlement, June, 1772. 
Deacon Morse resigned his office, it is supposed, in 1795 ; 
and Francis Appleton was chosen in his place in Sep- 
tember of that year. Deacon Morse died July 18, 1814, 
aged ninety -two. Deacon Learned died Sept. 5, 1818, aged 
seventy-seven. Stephen Jewett "Woods was chosen deacon, 
June 4, 1818. He came with his family from Sterling, Mass. 
After resigning his office in the First Church, he was chosen 
a deacon in the Second Church, and continued in the same 
till his removal to Dunstable, Mass. Deacon Appleton 
resigned his office, Nov. 6, 1831; and the following is an 
extract from the church-records of that date : — 

" At a meeting of the church after divine service. Deacon Fran- 
cis Appleton tendered his resignation, upon which the following 
resolutions, offered by J. K. Smith, passed unanimously : — ' Re- 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 189 

solved, That, in consideration of the long and faithful services 
rendered this church by Francis Appleton in the office of deacon, 
his request to tender his resignation be accepted ; and that, while 
we express to him our regret for his determination, we also 
express our gratitude and thankfulness for the fidelity with which 
he has discharged the duties pertaining to his office.' " 

Cyrus Chamberlain and Ebenezer Perry were chosen dea- 
cons, April 27, 1832. Mr. Chamberlain with his family 
removed to Pembroke, N.Y., in 1835, and Jonathan K. 
Smith, July 1, 1836, was chosen in his place. Deacon Perry, 
in 1846, removed to Peterborough, and continued to hold 
his office till 1850, when the following letter, tendering his 
resignation, was received : — 

" Peterborough, Nov. 25, 1850. 

" To the First Congregational Church in Dublin under the pastoral 
care of Dr. Leonard. 

" Brethren and Sisters, — It is now more than four years since I 
removed from the town. Though located on the borders, circum- 
stances rather than my wishes have made it inconvenient for me 
' faithfully to attend and conscientiously to support ' with you the 
institutions of religion. I have long indulged the hope that some 
wave of Providence would carry me back, — that the ' cloud by day 
or pillar of fire by night ' would indicate a resting place where I 
might spend my days in the place of my nativity, surrounded by 
time-hallowed associations of early years and Christian fellowship, 
and lay my bones at last with those of my fathers and kindred. 
But the future prospect is, as yet, undefined. Under these circum- 
stances it seems improper that I should longer retain an office, the 
duties of which have been so imperfectly performed. Justice to 
our pastor, to my colleague in office, to you, as well as to myself, 
clearly indicate the propriety of my resignation. 

" AVith many thanks for your forbearance and Christian courtesy, 
I therefore request you to appoint some worthy brother to Jill the 
place which, for some time past, I have merely occupied. 

" In resigning office in the church, I would, with your permis- 
sion, retain a membership till duty shall point to a different con- 
nection. 



Communion Service. —It was the practice of the First Church, from the begin- 
ning, or at least from an early period, to observe the right of the Lord's Supper 
only four times in a year; namely, on the first sabbaths in May, July, September, 
and November. Without a stuve to warm the meeting-house, the sitting in the 
church, after the morning exercises, was too uncomfortable for profitable attention to 
such a service. Since the year 1842, however, the house being warmed, the rite of 
the Supper has been observed six times in a year, or every two months. Except in 
the winter, there has usually been a lecture in the afternoon of the Friday before the 
Communion. 



19!2 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

reward," reserved for those who have been " faitliful unto 
death." 

When the church was re-organized, or renewed their cove- 
nant in 1829, only two of the original members of the 
church, one male and one female, remained to them ; and 
they died soon after. Forty-two others, thirteen males and 
twenty-nine females, united with them at this time. Dec. 
25, 1849, a vote was passed for another renewal of their 
covenant. During the intervening period of twenty years, 
there were added to the church by baptism one hundred and 
seven, by letter thirty-four, and five former members restored ; 
making a total of one hundred and forty-six, which, with 
the forty-two that renewed the covenant in 1829, makes the 
whole number of members in that period one hundred and 
eighty-eight ; ninety -three males and ninety-five females. 
Twenty-six died during the said period, seventy-seven were 
dismissed to other churches, and sixteen were di'opped or 
excluded ; leaving sixty-three nominal members. Some had 
removed to other places, without taking a regular dismissal. 
Elder McGregory's name does not appear among the church- 
members, and it is not known precisely at what time he left 
town. Mr. Clark Sibley preached to the people before 1831, 
but the records are silent as to the time when he began. In 
April, 1831, the church voted to send for a council to ordain 
him, and he was ordained June 2d of that year. He was 
succeeded by 'Rev. Harrison W. Strong, respecting whom 
there is no record. He was settled in New Ipswich in 
1843. Feb. 23, 1839, Mr. James P. Appleton was received 
into the church by letter from the church of Plymouth, 
and ordained as colleague with Elder Willard. He was 
dismissed May 1, 1840. The desk was supplied for a time 
by Mr. D. P. French. Feb. 27, 1842, Elder Henry 
Tonkin became their minister. He was dismissed March 
29, 1843. During the two following years, the desk was 
supplied by Mr. E. D. Farr, from New Hampton, and 
by Mr. INIilton W. Ball, of Unity. Elder Warren Cooper 
of Winchendon, Mass., came in August, 1845, and con- 
tinued till 1848. He was succeeded by Elder Charles 
Cummings, who labored with much efficiency to build up 
the church. The church voted, Dec. 15, 1849, to re-organize, 
with a view to the enjoyment of a closer walk with each 
other, and with their Lord and Master ; but, the initiatory 
steps for this measure were scarcely taken, before their 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 193 

beloved pastor was suddenly taken from the service of the 
church below to join in the more exalted service of that 
above. The sudden bereavement seemed to the smitten 
flock like a personal affliction, and probably quickened their 
movements in re-organizing the church on a plan he sug- 
gested as more efficient in promoting their spiritual enjoy- 
ment and growth in grace. 

Sixty members of the church, twenty-five males and 
thirty-five females, renewed their covenant-engagements at 
the commencement of the year 1850. Up to this time 
(June, 1852), there have been five additions by letter and 
one by baptism, making a total of sixty-six. Twelve of 
these have been dismissed to other churches ; six have died ; 
and several have removed to other places, without having, 
as yet, obtained a dismission. 

Elder Henry Archibald supplied preaching until the 
spring of 1853, when Elder Lyman Culver, from Gilmanton, 
succeeded him as pastor of the church. 

The first meeting-house for the use of this society was 
built in the year 1797. It was built in the usual style of 
chiu'ch-architecture at that day ; the main building being 
forty feet by thirty on the ground, with a porch at each end. 
It was built near the east line of lot No. 20, in the ninth 
range, and, as was then customary, located on the top of a 
hill. In 1830, the porches were taken ofi", and the house 
repaired. In 1844, the house was removed to its present 
location, on lot 21, and fitted up in modern style. 

METHODIST EPISCOPAI, CHURCH. 

There had been a few Methodists in the north-west part 
of the town for more than forty years, who classed them- 
selves with the members of the same church in Marlborough, 
and formed part of a circuit, holding their meetings at 
private dwellings until the year 1842. In this year, they 
erected a meeting-house in Dublin, on the road leading from 
Pottersville to ISIarlborough. 

Elder Dudley, a local preacher, was theu' minister for 
several years ; and, in 1852, Kev. Ira Carter was stationed 
there. Several of the persons who officiated in this circuit 
in its early day, became, in after-years, distinguished and 
eminent men. Among these were the eccentric Lorenzo 
Dow ; the late Bishop Hedding ; and TNLartin Ruter, after- 
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192 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

reward," reserved for those who have been " faithful unto 
death." 

When the church was re-organized, or renewed their cove- 
nant in 1829, only two of the original members of the 
church, one male and one female, remained to them ; and 
they died soon after. Forty-two others, thirteen males and 
twenty-nine females, united with them at this time. Dec. 
25, 1849, a vote was passed for another renewal of their 
covenant. During the intervening period of twenty years, 
there were added to the church by baptism one hundred and 
seven, by letter thirty-four, and five former members restored ; 
making a total of one hundred and forty-six, which, with 
the forty-two that renewed the covenant in 1829, makes the 
whole number of members in that period one hundred and 
eighty-eight ; ninety -three males and ninety-five females. 
Twenty-six died during the said period, seventy-seven were 
dismissed to other churches, and sixteen were di'opped or 
excluded ; leaving sixty-three nominal members. Some had 
removed to other places, without taking a regular dismissal. 
Elder McGregory's name does not appear among the church- 
members, and it is not known precisely at what time he left 
town. Mr. Clark Sibley preached to the people before 1831, 
but the records are silent as to the time when he began. In 
April, 1831, the church voted to send for a council to ordain 
him, and he was ordained June 2d of that year. He was 
succeeded by Kev. Harrison W. Strong, respecting whom 
there is no record. He was settled in New Ipswich in 
1843. Feb. 23, 1839, Mr. James P. Appleton was received 
into the church by letter from the church of Plymouth, 
and ordained as colleague with Elder Willard. He was 
dismissed May 1, 1840. The desk was supplied for a time 
by Mr. D. P. French. Feb. 27, 1842, Elder Henry 
Tonkin became their minister. He was dismissed JNIarch 
29, 1843. During the two following years, the desk was 
supplied by Mr. E. D. Farr, from New Hampton, and 
by Mr. ISIilton W. Ball, of Unity. Elder Warren Cooper 
of Winchendon, Mass., came in August, 1845, and con- 
tinued till 1848. He was succeeded by Elder Charles 
Cummings, who labored with much efficiency to build up 
the church. The church voted, Dec. 15, 1849, to re-organize, 
with a view to the enjoyment of a closer walk with each 
other, and with their Lord and Master ; but, the initiatory 
steps for this measure were scarcelv taken, before their 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 193 

beloved pastor was suddenly taken from the service of the 
church below to join in the more exalted service of that 
above. The sudden bereavement seemed to the smitten 
flock like a personal affliction, and probably quickened their 
movements in re-organizing the church on a plan he sug- 
gested as more efficient in promoting their spiritual enjoy- 
ment and growth in grace. 

Sixty members of the church, twenty-five males and 
thirty-five females, renewed their covenant-engagements at 
the commencement of the year 1850. Up to this time 
(June, 1852), there have been five additions by letter and 
one by baptism, making a total of sixty-six. Twelve of 
these have been dismissed to other churches ; six have died ; 
and several have removed to other places, without having, 
as yet, obtained a dismission. 

Elder Henry Ai-chibald supplied preaching until the 
spring of 1852, when Elder Lyman Culver, from Gilmanton, 
succeeded him as pastor of the church. 

The first meeting-house for the use of this society was 
built in the year 1797. It was built in the usual style of 
chuixh-architecture at that day ; the main building being 
forty feet by thirty on the ground, with a porch at each end. 
It was built near the east line of lot No. 20, in the ninth 
range, and, as was then customary, located on the top of a 
hill. In 1830, the porches were taken off, and the house 
repaired. In 1844, the house was removed to its present 
location, on lot 21, and fitted up in modern style. 



METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 

There had been a few Methodists in the north-west part 
of the town for more than forty years, who classed them- 
selves with the members of the same church in Marlborough, 
and formed part of a circuit, holding their meetings at 
private dwellings until the year 1842. In this year, they 
erected a meeting-house in Dublin, on the road leading from 
Pottersville to Marlborough. 

Elder Dudley, a local preacher, was their minister for 
several years ; and, in 1852, Rev. Ira Carter was stationed 
there. Several of the persons who officiated in this circuit 
in its early day, became, in after-years, distinguished and 
eminent men. Among these were the eccentric Lorenzo 
Dow ; the late Bishop Hedding ; and INTartin Ilutcr, after- 



194 HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 

wards president of a southern nniversity, and, when he died, 
a bishop in the southern branch of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. 



During the years 1843 and 1843, some persons were 
interested in the doctrines of the Second Advent, or Miller- 
ism, as it was then called. Meetings were held in the 
Baptist Church, but the excitement soon subsided ; and it is 
not known that there are at the present time any adherents 
to the Second Advent doctrines in the town. 



During the prevalence of Mormonism in Peterborough, 
one of the ministers. Elder McGinn, held two meetings in 
town ; the first in the Town Hall, and the second in the 
First Congregational Church. His success in making con- 
versions to the Mormon faith was very small. 

MINISTERIAL EXCHANGES. 

At the time Mr. Leonard was ordained, and especially in 
subsequent years, the subject of ministerial exchanges 
excited much interest. Mr. Leonard had always expressed 
his readiness to exchange pulpit-services with ministers of 
all denominations, claiming the right of deciding for himself 
upon the propriety or expediency of an exchange. The 
Fii'st Congregational Society, at their annual meeting, March 
20, 1827, after voting to the Second Congregational Society 
their proportion of sabbaths, " to the full extent according 
to numbers," " Yoted that the members of the First Con- 
gregational Society are willing that the Rev. Mr. Leonard 
should exchange services with all regularly ordained clergy- 
men in good standing, without reference to particular tenets, 
sects, or denominations, as his judgment and discretion may 
dictate." This vote was renewed twice in after-years ; first 
in 1830, and again in 1839. 

WARMING THE CHURCH. 

At a meeting of the town, June 5, 1820, " Voted that 
the First Congregational Society in Dublin have the use of 
the new meeting-house, for the purpose of attending public 
worship and other ecclesiastical purposes, reserving to the 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 195 

owners of pews their riglit." The seats for the singers 
were not included in the above vote. The above vote was 
not considered as authority for warming the house with a 
stove. Accordingly, the following article was inserted in 
the warrant for a town -meeting, March 12, 1822 : " To see 
if the town will consent that the Congregational Society put 
a stove into the new meeting-house." The town "voted 
against having a stove put into the new meeting-house." 
In consequence of the above refusal, the society, Dec. 31, 
1823, '^ voted to have only one service on sabbath-days, 
until the annual meeting in March next ; the service to 
commence precisely at 12 o'clock at noon." This arrange- 
ment did not prove satisfactory ; and, in subsequent winters, 
when the severity of the cold was very great, the school- 
house on the liill, as it could easily be warmed, was taken 
as a place of worship. In 1827, the town gave leave to have 
a stove placed in the chui'ch ; but some men of influence 
were still opposed to the measure, and a stove was not 
procured. But, in the year 1830, many persons were 
determined that the place of worship should be made com- 
fortable ; a subscription was raised for procuring two stoves 
for the meeting-house ; and they obtained a policy of in- 
surance for the house, in case of its being burned in conse- 
quence of putting up the stoves. A short experience in 
a warm church changed public opinion ; no more objections 
were ever expressed ; and those who had been most opposed 
to stoves seemed equally with the rest to rejoice in the 
comfort of their warmth. 



THE RIGHT OF THE TOWN IN THE MEETING-HOUSE. 

As the meeting-house of the First Congregational Society 
was built by the town before the passage of the " Toleration 
Law," the town held a right of property in it. On several 
occasions, propositions were made to sell the town's right ; 
but they all failed of adoption till 1847. The following 
article was inserted in the warrant for town-meeting of that 
year : "To see what order the town will take in regard to 
the meeting-house built by the town, or act any way in 
relation to said house." The result was: "Voted that the 
town sell at auction all the right they own in the meeting- 
house built by the town." " Voted that the selectmen give 
notice of the time of sale." At a meeting, July 8th of the 



196 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

same year, Calvin Mason was chosen an agent, with authority 
" to convey to the purchaser all the right, interest, and 
property, that the town own in said house." In accordance 
with the foregoing votes, the house was sold by auction, and 
purchased by Thaddeus Morse. At a meeting of the First 
Congregational Society, Oct. 8, *' Voted that the society 
purchase the right to the centre meeting-house bought by 
Thaddeus Morse." The said right was purchased of Mr. 
Morse by the society for what it cost him. 

SACRED MUSIC, SINGING-MASTERS, SINGING-SCHOOLS. 

Owing to the want of psalm or hymn-books, it was the 
practice, in the early days of Dublin church, as in other 
churches, for the minister to read the whole hymn ; and, after 
that, one of the deacons read one line, which the choir sang, 
and then he read another, which was also sung ; and so on, 
reading and singing alternating till the hymn was finished. 
Even after the choir were supplied with books, the practice 
was not wholly discontinued. The deacon, however, in 
such a case, would read two lines or a stanza, which the 
choir sang after him, using their books at the same time. 
When the practice was changed in Dublin is not known ; 
but it has been said, that one of the deacons was disturbed 
by the change, and expressed much dissatisfaction. 

Joseph Greenwood, Esq., is said to have been the first 
leader of the singers in the Dublin church. Among those 
who were leaders after him, we find the following names, 
but the list may not be complete : Ebenezer Twitchell, 
Benjamin Mason, Kimball Ames, John Perry, Joseph 
Twitchell, jun., Joshua Flint, Samuel Fisher, Nahum War- 
ren, Moses Adams, jun., Abraham Mead, Reuben W. 
Twitchell, Benjamin F. Morse, Corydon Jones, and Joseph 
Morse. 

The first teacher of sacred music in Dublin is supposed 
to have been Joseph Abbot, whose school was furnished 
with a room in the house of the Rev. Mr. Sprague. The 
names of other instructors in this branch are imperfectly 
remembered. We give the following, the Christian names 
of many of them being unknown : Pratt ; Ham- 
ilton ; Jacob P. Willard, of Ashby, Mass. ; Cutter ; 

N. D. Gould ; James Robbins, of Temi^leton, Mass. ; John 
Clark, of New Ipswich ; Barrett ; Samuel Slade, of 



HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 197 

Alstead ; Nahum Warren ; Col. Newhall, of Boston ; 

Charles S. Symonds ; Mason, of Shrewsbury, Mass. ; 

Moses Adams, jun. ; Sanborn ; Hutcliins ; 

Peter Clark, of New Ipswich ; C. S. Crossman ; Osgood 
Collister. 

For the support of singing-schools, the town made occa- 
sional appropriations of money. In 1819, fifty dollars were 
voted for that purpose, to be laid out at the discretion of the 
selectmen. Mr. Robbins was employed as the teacher. A 
portion of the singers in town were dissatisfied. Another 
teacher was engaged by the opposing party, and two singing- 
schools were kept. The controversy was ostensibly about 
the style of singing ; Mr. Robbins, it was alleged, teaching 
his pupils to sing with undue loudness, and without suitable 
expression. The result was that two choirs of singers were 
formed, each claiming the seats in the church, and each 
having its leader. On the first sabbath in April, 1820, a 
candidate for the ministry began to preach, and both choirs 
assembled in the church ; one occupying the seats designed 
for the singers, and the other the free seats in the side 
gallery. The service began with the reading of a hymn. 
The leaders named different tunes ; the pitch for each tune 
was given, and the hymn was sung by each choir, making, 
at times, no small discord. The preacher supposing, or 
hoping, that singing once in this way would prove satis- 
factory to both parties, and that they would not attempt to 
sing different tunes together a second time, read another 
hymn ; but different tunes were again named and sung ; 
the opposing party, however, having selected a tune with a 
slow movement, had the advantage, or privilege, of singino- 
the last stanza alone. Before the minister proceeded in the 
service, Mr. Alexander Emes arose from a pew in the north- 
west corner of the gallery, and addressed both choirs, re- 
proving them for suffering any circumstances to lead to such 
an exhibition in the house of God, reminding them of the 
encouragement which the town had given for their instruc- 
tion in sacred music, and of the obligation that rested upon 
them of engaging in the performance of that part of divine 
worship in a decent and orderly manner. No more hymns 
were read on that day, nor on the day of public fast, which 
occurred in that week ; because it was perceived that both 
choirs were present, and would probably sing as before, in 
case a hymn should be read. As the town had reserved the 



198 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

control of the singers' seats, a meeting was called for the 
purpose of deciding who should have the right to occupy 
them as leaders of the choir. In the meantime, however, 
both choirs agreed to sing together, provided Mr. Henry 
Whitcomb, then a resident, would take the lead. He did 
so, and continued to lead till the decision of the town was 
obtained. The article in reference to this subject, inserted 
in the warrant for town-meeting, was, " To see what method 
the town will take to ensure and establish regularity and 
harmony in our public religious services, particularly in the 
department of sacred music, or act any thing in relation to 
measures to restore and perpetuate order in the musical de- 
partment." The action taken by the town in reference to the 
above article was as follows : " Voted to choose leaders, to 
take the lead of the singing in this town for one year, and that 
they be chosen by ballot. Chose Joshua Flint, Abijah Rich- 
ardson, jun., and Jeremiah Greenwood, leaders on the tenor ; 
chose Zadock Chapman, Luke Richardson, and Cyrus Ma- 
son, on the bass. Voted to give up the front seats in the 
gallery of the new meeting-house for one year, for the use 
of the singers, or leaders above named, and all those who 
may sing peaceably under them." In the succeeding winter. 
Deacon John Clark, of New Ipswich, was employed to 
teach a singing-school. It was a union-school, and, at its 
close, a society was formed with a constitution, which 
secured the regular conduct of the singing in the church ; 
and in some of its main features is still observed. 

BIBLE AND HYIIN-BOOKS. 

At the opening of the new meeting-house for public wor- 
ship, Mr. Solomon Piper, of Boston, presented a Bible and 
two hymn-books, bound in a substantial and costly manner, 
for the pulpit. The Bible is still used, having been re- 
bound. The hymns used in the choir and congregation, till 
the autumn of 1822, were those of Dr. "Watts. At that 
time, Dabney's Collection was introduced, and continued to 
be used till June, 1845. A committee of the Cheshire 
Pastoral Association, consisting of L. W. Leonard, A. A. 
Livermore, W. W. Whitwell, and C. Cutler, had prepared 
a collection of hymns, entitled, '' Christian Hymns, for 
Public and Private Worship." This book was introduced, 
and is still used, by the First Congregational Society in 




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HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 199 

Dublin ; and It has been adopted by more than sixty societies 
in other places. 

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN THE CHURCH. 

No instruments, except a pitch-pipe, were used in the 
church till some years after 1790, when a bass-viol was 
introduced and played by Amos Babcock. He was the 
maker of the said instrument. He was apprehensive that 
taking it to the church would create dissatisfaction. Moses 
Marshall urged him to take such a step, and offered to carry 
the viol into the singers' seats, if he would use it. Mr. 
Babcock consented. The viol was placed in the front seat ; 
and though some were opposed, yet, as Mr. Sprague was 
decidedly in favor of the instrument's being used in the 
choir, it occasioned no serious disturbance. After Mr. Bab- 
cock, Moses Marshall played the bass-viol in the church 
through a period of fifteen years. In subsequent years, 
many instruments of different kinds were used, — violins, 
flutes, clarionets, and bassoons. Richard Phillips, 2d, was 
distinguished for his power of execution on the double bass- 
viol, and on the wind instrument called the "trombone," 
which he occasionally took into the church. 

The meeting-house on the hill was taken down in 1852 ; 
but, before the present house was completed, the following 
letter was received by the executive committee of the so- 
ciety : — 

" To the First Congregational Society in Dublin. 

" "Wishing to pi-omote the harmony and good fellowship of the 
religious society of my own denomination in my native town, I 
hereby present an organ to be placed in your new meeting-house, 
for the purpose of aiding in public worship ; at all times to be 
under the immediate care and control of the executive committee 
of said society and their successors in office. 

" With the highest regards for your temporal and spiritual wel- 
fare, I remain your faithful friend and humble servant, 

" Solo. Piper. 

"Boston, Feb. 25,1853." 

To the above letter the following reply was made : — 
" First Congregational Society of Dublin to Solomon Piper, Esq. 

" Dear Sir, — "We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your favor 
of the 25th instant, addressed to our society, in which you are 



200 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

pleased, for reasons assigned, to present an organ to be placed 
in our new meeting-house for the purpose of aiding in public wor- 
ship. A fine-toned and beautiful instrument has also come to 
hand, and is duly installed in its place. 

" We could not repress the expression of our feelings towards 
you until we have a regular legal meeting. The society, therefore, 
held an informal meeting, which was numerously attended ; and the 
undersigned were appointed a committee to express to you the 
gratitude of the society for your munificent, timely, and appro- 
priate gift. It is munificent, on account of its cost and its intrinsic 
value, compared with any advantages you have personally received 
from your native town ; timely, as it comes to us just in season to 
be the crowning glory of our new church ; and appropriate, be- 
cause, being a combination of harmonies itself, it is tyj^ical of that 
' harmony and good fellowship ' which should ever characterize 
members of the same religious society ; and, in our case, we think 
it will aid materially in bringing about what it typifies. We trust 
that it will indeed prove an aid to our public worship ; that its 
sweet sounds will rightly attune our hearts to the praise of God, 
and lift our thoughts reverently from our frail temple to that house 
not made with hands, ' which is eternal in the heavens.' 

" Be pleased, dear sir, to accept the unfeigned thanks of the 
society, whose welfare you have so much at heart, and our per- 
sonal wishes that every blessing may be yours, both in time and 
eternity. 

" Very gratefully and respectfully, your friends and servants, 
"JoNA. K. Smith,") 
Asa H. Fisk, y Committee. 
Asa Heald, ) 

"Dublin, Feb. 28, 1853." 

SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

The suggestion to establish a Sunday-school for children 
and youth in the First Congregational Society was first made 
to the pastor by Moses Adams, jun., in the spring of 1823. 
He has retained a connection with the said school, as one of 
the superintendents or teachers, every year since its estab- 
lishment. At the first organization of the school, the school- 
committee of the town were constituted superintendents. 
This arrangement was continued, in part, till 1839, when 
the society, at their annual meeting, " voted that the standing 
committee nominate the superintendents of the Sabbath- 
school. Nominated and chose Rev. Levi W. Leonard, 
Thomas Fisk, Thaddeus Morse, jun., Moses Adams, jun." 
Besides the persons above named, there have been associated 
with the pastor of the society, as superintendents of the 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 201 

school, Jonathan K. Smith, Ebenezer Perry, and Ransom N. 
Porter. In 1839, the school was re-organized, and a new 
classification adopted. The number of jjnpils increased, 
and a deeper interest was felt by parents and guardians. In 
the early period of the school, the number of female ex- 
ceeded the number of male pupils ; but, as the older pupils 
began to remain in the school after the age in which it had 
been customary for them to leave, the number of males 
became at length larger than that of the females. In 1852, 
the female pupils were most numerous. 

For many years past to the present time, books of a suita- 
ble character have been given to all the pupils at the close 
of each term ; and, for aiding this object, Solomon Piper, 
Esq., of Boston, has for a long time liberally contributed. 

Moses Adams, jun., J. K. Smith, and L. W. Leonard, have 
been constituted life-members of the Boston vSunday-school 
Society ; the first by a friend of Sunday-schools, the last two 
by the pupils of this school. 

NEW MEETING-HOUSES. 

After the vote of March, 1808, " to build a new meeting- 
house," a committee of nine were chosen " to pitch upon a 
place to set the meeting-house." This committee consisted 
of Samuel Twitchell, Esq., Asa Fisk, jun., Eli Greenwood, 
Phinehas Gleason, David Townsend, Isaac Appleton, Thad- 
deus Morse, Esq., John Morse, and Aaron Appleton. They 
were required to make their report in August. No report 
was made in August ; but in March, 1809, an article was 
inserted in the warrant " to see what method the town will 
take to agree where the new meeting-house shall be built, 
or act any thing relating thereto." The article was dis- 
missed. In March, 1810, the article was "to see if the 
town will build a new meeting-house, or repair the old one." 
This article met the same fate as that of 1809; but in 
August, 1810, the town chose " Esq. Griffin, of Packersfield ; 
Esq. Farrar, of Marlborough; Esq. Gates, of Hancock; 
Lieut. Buss, of Jaifrey ; and Mr. Oliver Carter, of Peterbor- 
ough, to pitch upon a spot for the meeting-house to stand 
upon in this town." This committee reported Nov. 26, 
same year, and their report was accepted ; but the record 
does not say what spot they pitched upon for said meeting- 
house ; but it is supposed to have been north of Joseph 



202 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Appleton's blacksmith's shop. At an adjourned meeting, 
Nov. 28, the town voted " to do something relative to 
building a new meeting-house." What was meant by 
" something " in the foregoing vote is manifest from the 
succeeding votes : *' Voted to choose a committee to let out 
the putting-up of a frame for a meeting-house. Richard 
Gilchrest, Thaddeus Morse, and Aaron Appleton, were 
chosen for said committee. Voted that the frame should be 
raised one year from next June. Voted that the said com- 
mittee provide suitable underpinning stones, and door-steps ; 
likewise materials suitable to cover the outside of the frame, 
and to have it done the same season that the frame is put 
up. Voted that the committee have liberty to get timber on 
the town's lands. Voted that the selectmen procure a deed 
of the meeting-house spot." 

The report of a committee, who drew a plan for the new 
meeting-house, had been accepted ; and, in view of the whole 
matter, it would have been reasonable to suppose that in less 
than two years the house would be completed. But at the 
annual meeting in March, 1811, although an attempt to 
postpone the building of the house failed, and two of the 
committee, R. Gilchi-est and T. Morse, declined serving, yet 
others were appointed in their places ; and said committee 
were " empowered to sell public lands," and the vote was 
still against the spot on school-house hill. But another 
meeting was called April 30, and the town " voted to dis- 
miss the committee that were appointed to make prepara- 
tions for building a new meeting-house, and to pay them 
honorably for what services they have done respecting the 
same." The vote to sell public lands was reconsidered. 
The subject, however, was not to rest here ; for. May 27, 
another meeting was held, and the town " voted to set the 
meeting-house on school-house hill ; " also " voted to rein- 
state the former committee to their office, and that they go 
on with the business that they were appointed for." "Then 
voted to set the meeting-house in Esq. Snow's field. Voted 
against repairing the old meeting-house ; and chose Mr. 
Evleth, Capt. Gleason, and Major Morse, to fix the spot to 
set the meeting-house upon." The selectmen were autho- 
rized to purchase land for the house on school-house hill ; and 
eighty dollars were voted to prepare the land. Here there 
seemed to be progress ; but not so ; for Sept. 24, same year, 
the town " voted that they are not prepared to build a 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 203 

meeting-house on the school-house hill ; " also, " voted to 
repair the old meeting-house." This was a triumph for the 
opposers of building a new meeting-house. But the advo- 
cates for a new house called a meeting on the eleventh day 
of November ; and the articles which had reference to the old 
subject were " to see if the town will excuse those people 
denominated Baptist and Methodist from paying any thing 
towards building a new meeting-house, provided the town 
should ever build one, or act any thing relating thereto." 
This article was passed over. Then the next article was 
taken up for consideration. It was as follows : ^' To see if 
the town will bind themselves by their vote to build a meet- 
ing-house on the spot of ground that shall be thought the 
most suitable by a disinterested committee chosen from the 
five adjoining towns." This article was dismissed ; and 
the new meeting-house project was again defeated. 

The subject of building a new meeting-house was not 
brought forward again till the third day of July, 1815. It 
was laid on the shelf during the whole time of the war with 
Great Britain ; but now the Dublin meeting-house war was 
revived, and the article in the warrant was *'to see if the 
town will build a new meeting-house, or repair the old one, 
or act any thing respecting a meeting-house," Notwith- 
standing the vote of 1811 to repair the old house, it seems 
that nothing had been done ; and now the town voted against 
repairing it. Then " voted to set a new meeting-house on 
the school-house hill." " Voted to choose a committee of 
three to stake out a spot for the meeting-house, and to see 
how it can be purchased of the owner or owners for the use 
of the town, and report at some future meeting. Chose for 
the committee Whitcomb French, Thaddeus Morse, and 
Samuel Fisk." 

Here was another beginning ; but at a meeting on the 
fourth of September, same year, the town voted to postpone 
acting on the subject. Postponing, however, was not dis- 
missing the subject. Accordingly, in March, 1816, the 
town " voted to accept of the report of the committee which 
were appointed to stake out a spot for a new meeting-house 
on the school-house hill ; which report is to purchase about 
one acre of land of Aaron Appleton, and one acre of John 
Snow, Esq., which land can be had for one hundred dollars 
per acre." Nothing more was voted or done with respect to 
a new meeting-house, till March, 1817, when the question 



204 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

respecting the spot again came up, and the town " voted to 
choose two men to nominate a committee of eight, — four 
to belong to the west part, and four to the east part of the 
town, — to agree upon a spot for the new meeting-house to 
stand upon. Chose Isaac Appleton and Phinehas Gleason 
as the committee of nomination ; and they nominated Thad- 
deus Mason, Samuel Fisk, Amos Emery, David Townsend, 
Kuggles Smith, Joseph Gowing, Joseph Hayward, jun., and 
Stephen J. Woods, which nomination was accepted ; and the 
town voted that they make their report at this meeting." 
The committee reported that " the meeting-house be set 
north of Joseph Appleton's blacksmith-shop, and that the 
road be turned south of the Potash to the post-guide south 
of Esq. Snow's, and thence south of the burial-ground across 
the point of the pond to intersect the road that leads from 
the old meeting-house to Captain Hayward's." " Chose a 
committee of five to agree for the spot for the meeting-house 
to stand upon, — to procure materials to build said house 
with." 

On the eighth of June, 1817, the "long agony" about a 
new meeting-house was over, but not without changing the 
spot. In the first place, the town voted against turning the 
road according to the committee's report, which had been 
accepted. Next they voted against building the meeting- 
house north of Joseph Appleton's blacksmith's shop. Then 
" voted to build a meeting-house on the school-house hill, 
and have it completed in one year from November next." 
After this, strange as it may appear, the town " voted to 
build the meeting-house on the spot where the old meeting- 
house now stands, in preference to building it on the school- 
house hill." In favor of the old spot, forty-four ; against it, 
thirty-three. This last vote was reconsidered immediately ; 
and then the town " voted to choose a committee of five to 
procure a spot to build the meeting-house upon, and procure 
materials for building said house with. Chose for the com- 
mittee Capt. Ebenezer Eichardson, Thaddeus Morse, Esq., 
Lieut. Thaddeus Mason, jun., Rufus Piper, and Samuel 
Fisk." At an adjourned meeting, June 23, the committee 
reported in favor of the spot on the school-house hill, and 
theu- report was accepted by a vote of eighty against thirty- 
seven. John Crombie was appointed on the building-com- 
mittee in the place of Samuel Fisk, who asked to be excused. 
Joshua Greenwood and Moses Marshall were chosen in addi- 





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HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 205 

tion to the meeting-house committee. The building com- 
mittee were to make the house " after the plan of Ashby, or 
Fitzwilliam, or any other they may think proper," They 
were directed to purchase the materials, and to let out the 
building of the same. The selectmen were instructed to level 
the meeting-house spot. In October, two hundred dollars 
were raised for this purpose. 

The change of the town's vote, with regard to the spot on 
the eighth of June, was owing, in part, to the high price asked 
for the land, and in part to the expense of making the road 
which was recommended by the committee. The making of 
this road would have given the west part of the town more 
easy access to the meeting-house, if situated as proposed ; that 
is, on a spot a little north-east of the present brick church, 
Mr, Sprague, it is said, was strongly opposed to the spot on 
the hill, on account of its bleak position. He is reported 
to have said that he never would preach in a house placed 
there. 

After the meeting-house on the hill came into possession 
of the First Congregational {Society, so far as the right or 
ownership of the town was concerned, the question of repair- 
ing the house, or of taking it down and using its materials 
in the erection of another house on some other spot, was 
frequently discussed. The old house, standing in a bleak 
position, had suffered from its exposure to the winds and 
rains, and considerable expense would have to be incurred in 
order to have it thoroughly repaired. An article in the 
warrant for the annual meeting of the society, March 21, 
1848, " to see what measures, if any, the society will take to 
move, altar, or repair their meeting-house the coming sea- 
son," was dismissed. In 18-19, the society "voted that a 
committee of five be raised to ascertain the cost of a site or 
sites for a meeting-house, the probable expense of taking 
down the old house and rebuilding it in a suitable form, and 
how funds can be raised to pay for the same ; together with 
such other information as they may be able to obtain, in 
order that the society may have a full understanding of the 
subject ; and report at a future meeting. Calvin Mason, 
Rufus Piper, Jacob Gleason, Jesse R. Appleton, and Epliraim 
Foster, were chosen said committee." 

At the annual meeting, Jan. 8, 1850, the above-named 
committee made a report favorable to the removal of the 
meeting-house ; and Calvin Mason, Jacob Gleason, and Jesse 



206 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

R. Appleton, were cliosen a committee to take measures " to 
have the pews in the centre meeting-house appraised by a 
disinterested committee, and report at the next meeting." 
An article to hear the report of this committee, Jan. 14, 
1851, was dismissed; and the society "voted to instruct the 
executive committee to examine the meeting-house, and 
cause to be made such repairs as they may deem expedient." 
The committee did not think it expedient to make repairs ; 
and the annual meeting, Jan. 13, 1852, the society " voted 
— yeas, thirty-three ; nays, nine — that the church be taken 
down, and a new one built on a plan approved by the society, 
on land of Josephus Snow, southwardly of Rev. Mr. Leon- 
ard's house, provided funds can be raised by voluntary sub- 
scription ; and provided, further, that the pew-owners can 
be settled with on reasonable terms. Voted that a committee 
of tliree be chosen by ballot to report to the society the 
proper method of settling with the pew-owners, the probable 
cost and plan of a meeting-house. Chose J. K. Smith, Cal- 
vin Mason, and Charles W. Pierce, for said committee." 

At an adjourned meeting, Feb. S, a report was read by 
the committee, in which they said that progress had been 
made in reference to settling with the pew-owners ; and that 
they estimated the expense of taking down the old church 
and erecting a new one at two thousand dollars. The society 
then voted that said committee continue their inquiries on 
the subjects referred to them. The meeting was adjourned 
to Feb. 23. In the meantime, many persons joined the 
society who were opposed to the location of the church in 
the place where it had been voted to erect it ; and after the 
committee, who were instructed to continue inquiries, had 
presented a report, a motion was made " to reconsider the 
vote to build a new meeting-house on the spot that is now 
contemplated." The yeas and nays were called for ; and the 
result was, yeas, thirty-two ; nays, thirty-two. The mod- 
erator voting made the number of yeas and nays equal ; 
consequently it was not declared a vote to reconsider. The 
meeting was adjourned to the first Monday in April. 

At the adjourned meeting, the following resolution, with 
the preamble, was adopted : yeas, fifty-three ; nays, none : — 



" Whereas there is a division of opinion among the members of 
the First Congregational Society in Dublin as to the proper site 
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" Resolved, That the question of the location of a new church be 
referred to a disinterested committee." 

The rest of the resolution prescribes the mode of appoint- 
ing this committee, and includes a reconsideration of the 
former vote respecting the location of the church on the land 
of Josephus Snow. 

At the same meeting, the following resolution, with the 
preamble, was adopted : yeas, thirty-four ; nays, none : — 

" Whereas the decision of a disinterested committee should be 
final, therefore — 

" Resolved, That we, as individuals, will not in any way directly 
or indirectly oppose the decision of the committee, or countenance 
it in others ; neither will we oppose the erection of a new church 
upon the spot which they may designate." 

The committee to whom the location of the church was 
referred, were Messrs. Leonard Stone, of Templeton, Mass., 
Thomas Stevens, of Pepperell, Mass., and Howard Gates, of 
Ashby, Mass. The essential part of the report of the above 
committee was : " We are unanimously of oj)inion that the 
meeting-house should be erected on or near where the house 
of Daniel Fiske now stands." 

The whole matter of building the new meeting-house was 
referred to the stockholders. A share was twenty dollars ; 
and the following is the list of said stockholders, with the 
number of shares taken by each annexed. The building- 
committee were Jonathan K. Smith, Charles A. Hamilton, 
and Charles W. Pierce : — 



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Thaddeus Morse . . 
Jacob Gleason . . . 
Jesse R. Appleton . , 
Daniel Fiske .... 
Dexter Derby . . , 
Charles W. Pierce . . 
James Moore . . . , 
Almerin Gowing 
Asa H. Fisk .... 
John Piper . . . , 
Rufus and Henry C. Piper 
Joseph Morse . . 
Asa Fisk ..... 
Samuel F. Townsend 
Ruel Brigham . . 



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2 

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NAMES. 

Charles W. Gowing ... 1 
First Congregational Society, 

by Jona. K. Smith, agent 6 

Warren L. Fiske .... 1 

Moses Adams 2 

Isaiah Adams 1 

Solomon Piper .... 5 

Jesse R. Appleton ... 5 

Charles E. Townsend . . 1 

Jonathan K. Smith ... 5 

Calvin Mason 4 

Calvin Learned .... 5 

Ebenezer Greenwood . . 2 

Hervey Learned .... 3 

Joseph Evleth 2 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 



NAMES. 


SHARES. 


NAMES. SHARES. 


Ephraim Foster . . 


. 3 


AVilliam Darracott . . 


2 


Daniel Townsend . . 


. 1 


Cyrus E. Hardy . . . 


2 


Charles A. Hamilton . 


. 5 


Roland Farnum . . . 


1 


Lewis P. Randolph . 


. 1 


Silas P. Frost .... 


1 


Mrs. Amy C. Hay ward 


. 1 


Elliot Twitchell . . . 


1 


Dexter Mason . . . 


. 5 


R. N. Porter .... 


3 


James Allison . . . 


. 2 


Levi W. Leonard . . 


5 


Cyrus Frost . . . 


. 3 


Lewis P. Randolph . . 


3 



The new house was dedicated March 2, 1853. The ser- 
mon, by the pastor, was printed at the request of the society. 



POPULATION. 



A census of the inhabitants of New Hampshire was taken 
in 1775. The population of Dublin at that time was 305. 
Among papers left by Deacon Eli Morse, there is one con- 
taining the particulars of the census in qu.estion. Unfortu- 
nately a part of it is torn off; but enough is preserved to 
show that there were then forty-eight families in Dublin ; 
forty-six married females, and sixty-nine unmarried. The 
number of males, therefore, must have been one hundred 
and eighty-nine. So far as appears, only one man, Thomas 
Morse, was over sixty years of age. Against the name of 
Gardner Town is the following record: "slave, one." His 
name was Csesar Freeman. Some of his descendants have 
been town-paupers. 

The population of Dublin at different periods, as taken by 
the United States, was, in 1790, 901; in 1800, 1188; in 
1810, 1184; in 1820, 1260; in 1830, 1218; in 1840, 
1075 ; in 1850, 1088. The population of 1820 was put 
down in the " New Hampshire Annual Register " as 1620, 
instead of 1260 ; and so continued for many years. 

The census of the United States has been taken in the 
month of June. In January of the years 1840, 1845, and 
1850, the minister of First Society, aided by a person in 
each school-district, took a census ; and the classification was 
according to ages, — children under one year old making the 
first class ; those from one to five years old, the second ; and 
then a class for every five years. On the next page, we give 
a summary of the population as thus enumerated : — 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



209 



Under one year .... 
From one to five .... 

five to ten .... 

ten to fifteen . . . 

fifteen to twenty . . 

twenty to twenty -five 

twenty*five to thirty . 

thirty to thirty-five . 

thirty-five to forty 

forty to forty-five . . 

forty-five to fifty . 

fifty to fifty-five . . 

fifty-five to sixty . 

sixty to sixty-five 

sixty-five to seventy . 

seventy to seventy-five 

seventy-five to eighty 

eighty to eighty-five . 

eighty-five to ninety . 

ninety to one hundred 

Total 



Males . 
Females 



18i0. 

28 

112 

119 

115 

127 

72 

80 

72 

58 

75 

45 

52 

35 

28 

19 

26 

16 

12 

5 

1 

1097 

543 
554 



1845. 


1850. 


28 . 


. . 27 


110 . 


. 90 


112 . 


. 100 


117 . 


. 120 


100 . 


. Ill 


100 . 


. 73 


62 . 


. 59 


68 . 


. 59 


68 . 


. 55 


54 . 


. 61 


65 . 


. 59 


47 . 


. 54 


49 . 


. 45 


24 . 


. 40 


21 . 


. 22 


14 . 


. 15 


23 . 


. 16 


7 . 


. 16 


6 . 


7 


2 . 


3 


077 . 


. 1032 


541 . 


. 515 


536 . 


. 517 



UNITED STATES CENSUS OF DUBLIN FOR 1850, 

TAKEN FROM AN AUTHENTICATED COPY, DEPOSITED IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
CLERK OF THE COURTS IN CHESHIRE COUNTY, AND ARRANGED ALPHA- 
BETICALLY. 



Name. 


Age. 


Place of 
Birth. 


Name. 


A.e.^^-H?^ 


Adams, Moses . . . 


54. 


N.H. 


Appleton, Isaac . 


. 88. N.H. 


Sally . . . 


48. 


^j 


David 


. 53. „ 


Emily . . . 


26. 


) J 


Maria Burpee 


. 22. „ 


Eliza . . . 


24. 




Abbot Burpee 


. 20. „ 


Henry A. . . 


12. 


,, 


Appleton, Jesse R. 


. 41. „ 


Frederick M. . 


9. 




Caroline Snow 


. 49. „ 


George W. Mason 


21. 


J, 


Atwood, Silas 


• 28. „ 


Adams, Isaiah . . . 


53. 


j^ 


Charlotte 1 


1 . 24. „ 


Hannah . . . 


77. 


jj 


Auty, Thomas . 


. 34. Eng. 


Oilman Twitchell . 


48. 


,, 


Frances . 


. 33. „ 


Allison, Eli ... . 


57. 


^j 


Emma . . 


. 13. „ 


Persis . . . 


52. 


J, 


Mary . . 


• 11. „ 


James . . . 


20. 


>5 


Charles T. 


• 8- „ 



27 



210 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Name. 


,„„ Place of 
^se- Birth. 


Name. 


.„„ Place of 
^S^- Birth. 


Sarah A. . . 


. 5. N.H. 


Bowers,. Luther . 


. 62. N.H. 


George S. 


. 3. „ 


Nancy Miller 


. 48. „ 


Anna E. . . 


. l.Mass. 


Brigham, Ruel . 


. 42. „ 


Bubcock, Daniel H. 


. 39. 0. 


Maria J. 


. 18. N.Y. 


Amanda . 


. 37. Mass. 


Jane . 


. 12. N.H. 


Sophia 


. 42. „ 


Dorcas 


. 82. Mass. 


Frances Avery . 


. 44. „ 


Brooks, John 


. 43. N.H. 


Baldwin, James A. . 


. 39. „ 


Harriot E. 


. 31. „ 


Catherine 


W. 33. Va. 


Anstis R. 


. 3. „ 


Sarah L. . 


. 11. N.H. 


Marcus Snow 


. 9. „ 


Ellen S. . 


. 9. „ 


Brooks, Jonas H. 


. 34. „ 


Eliza C. . 


7. ,, 


Julia F. . 


. 29. „ 


Emily F. . 


. 5. ,, 


Charles . 


. . 6. „ 


Charles A 


2. ,, 


Zebuda . 


. . 3. „ 


Bancroft, Allen . . 


.■ 33.' ;, 


Alfred . 


1. „ 


Sarah . 


. 31. ,, 


BuUard, George . 


. . 32. „ 


Clinton 


. 5. „ 


Sophronia 


. . 29. „ 


Norris . 


• 1. „ 


Ellen S. 


. 7. „ 


Archelaus Wils 


on 72. „ 


Adelia C. 


. 3. „ 


Beal, Persia . . 


. 41. „ 


Chancelor Furbush 17. ,, 


Emily . . 


• 43. „ 


Francis M. Cragin 15. ,, 


Mary J. . 


. 17. Mass. 


Almeda Bullard . 17. „ 


George T. . 


. 13. N.H. 


Burnham, Nathaniel . 54. Vt. 


Caroline A. 


. 11. „ 


Mary . 


. . 45. N.H. 


William Y. 


. 9. „ 


Sarah B. 


. 20. „ 


Andrew J. 


. 6. „ 


Nathaniel . 14. „ 


Nelson L. . 


. 1. ,, 


John . 


. . 10. „ 


Belknap, Lawson 


. 50. „ 


Lucy K. 


. . 8. „ 


Sally . 


. . 50. „ 


Emma E 


. 7. „ 


Rebecca 


. 85. Mass. 


Abel W. 


. 4. „ 


Sally . 


. 45. N.H. 


Burpee, Ebenezer 


. . 50. „ 


Marion W. Sno 


w . 7. „ 


Dorcas . 


. . 46. „ 


Bemis, Jeremiah 


. 85. Mass. 


Asaph E. 


. . 15. „ 


Sarah . . 


. . 84. „ 


Elmira . 


. • 11. „ 


Lucretia Lewis 


. 59. N.H. 


George . 


• • 9. „ 


George U. Lew 


is . 26. „ 


Joseph A. 


. . 4. „ 


James E. Lewi 


s . 18. Vt. 


Chamberlain, James . 53. „ 


Horace 0. Lew 


is . 14. N.H. 


Anna 


. 48. „ 


Bemis, Thomas . 


. . 57. „ 


Elvira E. 12. „ 


Ann . . 


. . 52. Mass. 


Maro J. . 8. ,, 


George W. 


. . 25. N.H. 


Sarah C. Flint 


. . 24. „ 


Mary A. . 


. . 23. „ 


Chandler, George W. . 24. Mass. 


Samuel D. 


. . 17. . „ 


Hannah C. . 18. N.H. 


Charles G. 


. . 1. „ 


John P. Towne . 22. „ 


Bemis, Elbridge G. 


• 27. „ 


Cleveland, Charles M. . 25. Mass. 


Lavina M. 


• . 24. „ 


Nancy G. . 26. ,, 


Elizabeth A 


. 3. „ 


Charles A. . 1. „ 


Blodgett, Sylvester 


. . 43. „ 


Cochran, Clark C. 


. . 43. N.H. 


Adelia 


. . 33. Mass. 


Rebecca 


. . 36. „ 


Helen R. 


. . 10. Vt. 


]\Iary C. 


. . 13. „ 


Bond, Franklin . 


. . 49. N.H. 


John C. 


• . 7. „ 


Mary . . 


. . 42. „ 


James I. 


. . 4. „ 


George F. 


. . 23. „ 


Gove Mudget 


. . 21. „ 


MaryM. . 


. . 8. „ 


Betsey Crombie . 67. „ 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



211 



Name. 


.„. Place of 
^«- Birth. 


Corey, Moses 


. . 63.N.H. 


Hannah L. 


• • 44. „ 


Albert L. 


. . 20. „ 


Elizabeth T. 


. 18. „ 


Corey, Charles . 


. . 53. ,, 


Eliza . . 


. . 52. „ 


Webster . 


. . 23. „ 


Charles, jun 


. . 20. „ 


Eliza J. . 


. . 18. „ 


Elvira M. 


. . 17. „ 


Milan . 


. . 15. „ 


Cragin, Moses . 


. . 45. „ 


Christina 


. . 45. „ 


Julia A. 


. . 15. N.Y. 


George W. 


. . 14. „ 


Mary E. 


. . 12. „ 


Emeline A . 


. 9. „ 


Charles 0. 


7. 


Emma . 


'. . 3! ]] 


Currier, William G 


. 37. Vt. 


Rebecca H 


. 36. „ 


William S. 


. lO.N.H. 


Martha A. 


2. 


James H. Broo 


ks . 30. ',' 


Asa Fairbanks 


• • 22. „ 


James Estey 


. 26. „ 


Josiah Manley 


. 18. Vt. 


Benjamin Wilc( 


)x . 35. Ca. 


George G. Woe 


d . 23.N.H. 


Martha Corey 


• 71. „ 


Charles Seaver 


• 23. „ 


Henry J. Farw 


Bll. 20. „ 


Darling, Luther . 


• 45. „ 


Lydia . 


• 41. „ 


Benjamin ] 


'. . 16. „ 


Josiah M. 


• 12. ,, 


Lydia A. 


. 9. „ 


Mary J. 


• 6. „ 


Mehitable 


A.. 4. „ 


Susan M. 


• 2. „ 


John . 


• T^^. ,. 


Darracott, William 


. 46. Vt. 


Julia . 


. 44.N.H. 


Sarah J. 


• 13. „ 


Betsey M 


• . 11. „ 


Julia R. 


• 5. „ 


Levi Johnson 


. 83. Mass. 


Sarah Johnson 


. 76. „ 


Asahel BuUard 


. 64.N.H. 


Davis, Jonas . . 


. 78. Mass. 


Abigail . 


. 72.N.H. 


Davis, William . 


. 53. „ 


Annis 


. 60. Mass. 


Betsey . 


• 74. „ 



Name. 


, _„ Place of 
Age- Birth. 


Betsey Lovell 


. . 53. Mass. 


Mandana M. Shat- 


tuck . . 


. . 18. N.H. 


Davis, Peter . . 


. . 50. „ 


Dorothy L. 


. . 39. „ 


Lorenzo . 


. . 20. „ 


William . 


. . 18. „ 


Ann L. . 


. . 15. „ 


George S. 


• . 11. „ 


Davis, Van Ness 


. . 26. Vt. 


Mary W. 


. 26. N.H. 


Frank A. 


. . 2. Mass. 


Eliza J. . 


. i.N.H. 


Davison, Samuel 


. 62. „ 


INIary . 
Harriet Childs 


. . 56. „ 


. 50. „ 


William Betts 


. 11. N.Y. 


Dearborn, Benjamin 


. 66. N.H. 


Lucy . 


. 63. Mass. 


Derby, Sherman 


. 41. „ 


Dorothy C. 


. 41. „ 


Lucy A. . 


. 11. N.H. 


Nathan M. 


. 8. „ 


Roger S. 


. . 5. „ 


Eliza R. . 


• 3. „ 


Hannah A. 


• 1- „ 


Hannah . 


. 83. Conn. 


Lucy Broad 
Derby, Dexter . 


. 66. Mass. 


. 39. N.H. 


Julia . . 


. 31. „ 


Samuel C. 


. 8. „ 


Emily E. 


• 3. „ 


Peter Grant 


. 24. Scot. 


Eaton, Moses 


. 53. N.H. 


Rebecca . 


. 51. Mass. 


Luther P. 


. 13. N.H. 


Mary R. . 


. 11. „ 


Sarah E. 


. 10. „ 


Eaves, Joseph . 


. 34. Mass. 


Rebecca N. 


. 38. „ 


Emerson, Joseph 


. 73. „ 


Lucy . 


. 62. „ 


Emery, Cyrus 


. 67. N.H. 


Jonathan 


. 65. „ 


Elizabeth Work 


s . 61. Mass. 


Emery, Levi . . 


. 55. N.H. 


Elvira . . 


• 45. „ 


Orlando Fogg . 


. 18. „ 


Evleth, Joseph . 


• 54. „ 


Seba . . 


• 51. „ 


Clayton M. . 


• 20. ,, 


L.Valeria . 


. 18. „ 


S. Ladoria 


• 16. „ 


L. Emogene 


■ 15. „ 



212 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Name. 


Age. 


Place of 
Birth. i 


S. Ravania . . 


12.] 


sf.H. ! 


CarleroB. . . 


9. 


,. i 


Fairbanks, Moses . . 


63. 




Jane . . . 


55. 


" 1 


Fairbanks, Moses A. . 


29. 




Abigail . . 


29. 


,, 


Mary S. . 


5. 


,, 


Albert H. . 


3. 


,, 


Ellen L. . 


2. 


,, 


Farnsworth, Timothy . 


80.* 


Mass. 


Sally . . 


74. 


N.H. 


Eliza Lawrence 


53. 




Emily Lawrence . 


12. 




Farnsworth, William J. 


43. 




Elvira . . 


38. 




Elvira M. 


19, 




Emily J. . 


16. 




WilliamG. 


14. 




Julia P. . 


11. 




John M. • 


8. 




Farnum, Roland . . 


49. 




Mary W. . . 


49. 




Martha S. . 


20. 




John M. . . 


18. 




Clarissa F. . 


15. 




Henry A. . . 
William E. Bryant 


6. 




15. 




Fax well, Samuel . . 


49. 




Lucinda . . 


45. 




Henry . . . 


20. 




Mary . . . 


15. 




Josephine . . 


13. 




Charles . . 


11. 




Augusta . . 


10. 




John 


8. 




Frances . . 


6. 




Fisk, Asa 


51. 




PrisciUa . . . 


37. 




Charles R. . . 


7. 




Jane Ranstead . . 


21. 




Joshua Stanford 


97. 


Mass. 


Fisk, Thomas . . . 


47. 


N.H. 


Sophia . . . . 


43. 


>> 


Jesse A. . . . 


13. 




Arabella S. . . 


6. 


)) 


Eliza Gould . . . 


21. 




Henry Gould . . 


23. 


J, 


Sidney Twitchell . 


18. 


9) 


Fisk, Asa H. . . . 


38. 




Caroline . . . 


29. 


,, 


Caroline P. . . 


8. 


>) 


JohnH. . . . 


6. 




Cynthia . . . 


71. 


M'a'ss. 


Fiske, Parker . . . 


57. 


„ 



Mary B. . 
Eunice P. 
Levi W. . 
MaryE. . 
Fiske, Daniel 

Esther . 
Dianthe L. 
Warren L. 
George D. 
Sarah M. 
Charles W. 
Josephine E. 
Foster, Ephraim 
Elizabeth 
Heni-y 
John . . 
Andrew B. 
Frederick 
Frost, Cyrus . . 
Caroline . 
Laura S. . 
Jonathan . 
Sarah E. . 
Harriet C. 
Amanda C. 
Frost, Cyrus, 2d 
Betsey 
Charles A. 
Sarah E. . 
Cynthia A. 
Abigail Russell 
Frost, Silas P. 
Betsey E. 
Marshall Jaquith . 
Gilchrest, John . . . 
Margaret 
Hannah A. . 
Granville B. 
Elizabeth M. 
Margaret Green- 
wood . . . . 
Emogene Green- 
wood . . . . 
Gleason, Phinehas . . 
Sarah . . . 
Charles C. . 
Jonathan S. . 
Clorinda . . 
Gleason, John . . . 
Harriet . . 
Harriet . . 
George W. . 
Sarah . . . 
Michael Coin . . 



. riace oi 
■^Se- Birtli. 

61. N.H. 

28. „ 

25. „ 
20. „ 
51. Mass. 

51. N.H. 

26. „ 
24. „ 

19. „ 
22. „ 

16. „ 
11. „ 
59. „ 
47. „ 

20. „ 

17. „ 
13. „ 
11. „ 

52. „ 
50. Mass. 
20. N.H. 
17. 
14. 
12. 
10. 
43. 
42. 
11. 
10. 

6. 
75. 
30. 
25. 
22. 
54! 
54. 
18. 
15. 
13. 

29. 

6. 
53. 
47. 
17. 
15. 
13. 
42. 
41. 
13. 
12. 

1. 
28. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



213 



k 



Name. 


^Se. Birtl 


of s 


Name. 




._„ Place of 
Ae^- Birth. 


Gleason, Jacob . • . 


4L N.H. 


Harriet . 


30. N.H. 


Clarissa . . 


44. „ 


LeroyP. . 


12. „ 


James . . . 


14. „ 


Washing- 




Henry H. . . 


10. „ 


ton H. H. 


8. „ 


Martha A. Wilson 


33. „ 


Hale, Benjamin 0. . . 


34. „ 


Thomas French 


61. „ 


Lydia .... 


32. ,, 


Gowing, Moses G. . . 


51. „ 


Lydia M. . 


8. ,, 


Lucy . . . 
Betsey M. 
Calvin C. . . 


48. „ 


MaryL. . . . 


3. „ 


25. „ 


Hale, Samuel W. . . 


27. Mass. 


18. „ 


Amelia M. . . 


18. N.H. 


Gowing, Almerin . . 


50. „ 


Hamilton, Eli ... 


67. Mass. 


Sally . . . 


43. „ 


Mary . . . 


65. N.H. 


George A. 
Ellen A. . . 


22. „ 


Hamilton, Charles A. . 


35. „ 


17. „ 


Susan . . 


37. Mass. 


Elbridge J. . 


12. „ 


Charles . . 


13. N.H. 


Adelaide L. . 


8. „ 


Edwin . . 


8. „ 


Gowing, Zaman A. . . 


38. „ 


Horace . . 


i- " 


Mary . . . 
Emily A. . . 


31. „ 


Handy, George . . . 


38. ,, 


1. „ 


Julia A. . . 


22. „ 


Mary Greenwood . 


67. „ 


George E. . . 


6. „ 


Lavater L. Gowing 


23. „ 


James Darling 


14. „ 


Gowiog, Charles W. . 
Julia . . . 


30. „ 


Caroline Farwell . 


17. „ 


23. „ 


Hardy, Benjamin P. . 


44. „ 


Gowing, Koswell . . 


38. „ 


Mary . 




40. ,, 


Jane B. . . 


33. „ 


Lavina . 




15. ,, 


Roxana C. 


13. „ 


Angeline 




14. „ 


Ruthen A. . 


11. „ 


Harlan P. 




12. „ 


Harriet . . 


35. ,, 


Elvira . 




10. „ 


Greenwood, Asenath . 


72. 


Solomon S. 




7. 5» 


Olive . . 


39! r, 


Clarissa L. 




5. „ 


Greenwood, Arba . . 


59. „ 


Elizabeth A 




2. 


Nancy S. . 


49. Mass. 


Mark A. 




i'. ',', 


Greenwood, Jackson . 


54. N.H. 


Solomon 




82. „ 


Hannah . 


40. „ 


Hardy, Cyrus E. 




31. „ 


Walter J. 


23. „ 


Sarah A. 




33. „ 


Martha E. 


17. „ 


Eugene W. 




4. „ 


Francis 


h. „ 


Solon A. 




3. „ 


Frances M.Stratton 


7. Mass. 


Abby S. . 




1. ., 


Rosannah Heslin . 


26. Eng. 
i.N.H. 


Daniel W. 




19. „ 


George H. Heslin . 


Harris, Lovell . 




47. „ 


Greenwood, Ebenezer . 


37. „ 


Caroline M. B. 


37. „ 


Lucy . 


33. 




Sarah E. . 


15. „ 


Lucy M. 


13. 




George A. Foster 


26. „ 


Mark T. 


11. 




Charles L. Graves 


21. „ 


EbenezerT 


9. 




George Yeardly 


26. „ 


JonathanA 


. 6. 




Hatch, Leonard K. 


33. „ 


George L. 


\h 




Sarah L. 


32. N.Y 


Lucy Smith 
Greenwood, Horatio 


73. Mass. 


Elmira M. . 


. 5. Vt. 


35. N.H. 


William Bigwood 


. 58. Eng 


Sophronia 


34. „ 


Robert Young . 


. 23. Ire. 


Charles A 


7. )) 


Gardner ]McIsham 


15. N.H 


Mary A. 


. 5. „ 


Urbala Mack . 


. 97. „ 


Ellen S. 


tV " 


Ursula Howard 


. 17. „ 


Greenwood, PrentissW 


. 34. 


,, 


Rebecca Tenn;; 


7 


• 21. ,, 



214 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Name. 


.„„ Place of 


Name. 


Louisa Upton 
Sarah Griffin 


. 39.N.H. 


Sarah A. . . 


oo 


Jones, Corydon . . 


Mary Twitch ell 


'. 35! r, 


Abigail G. . 


Charles Todd 


. 45. ,, 


Hannah Piper . 


Hay, Rebecca 


. 84. „ 


Kendall, Henry A. . 
Harriet G._ 


Martha Hadley 


. 38. Mass. 


Hay, Joseph F. . 


. 50.N.H. 


Henry A. jun 


Nancy . . 


• 47. „ 


Samuel A. 


De Lafeyette 


• 15- ,, 


Sarah H. . 


Isabel H. . 


. 13. „ 


Keziah E. Billings 


Samuel Stone 


. 30. „ 


Knight, Josiah H. . 


Hay ward, James 


. 30. „ 


Martha . . 


Amy C. 


. 31.N.Y. 


Hannah 


Emily A. 


H. 4. N.H. 


Hosea . . 


Alfred J. 


M. I. „ 


Harriet M. 


Heald, Asa . . 


• 52. „ 


Joel . . . 


F-hnira . 


• 44. „ 


Caroline M. 


Maria E. 


• 16. „ 


John . . 


Charles H. 


• 14. „ 


Sarah . . 


Heald, Jefferson 


. 43. „ 


Knowlton, Silas . . 


Mary A. 


. 44. Conn. 


Betsey . 


Alfred W. 


. 13. N.H. 


Harriet E. 


William P. 


• 10. „ 


Asa . . 


I\Iary A. 


• 8. „ 


Mary Thwing . 


Sarah E. 


• 4. „ 


Washington W. 


George J. 


• 1- „ 


Thwing . . 


Sally Smith 


. 66. Mass. 


Learned, Harvey 


Heard, Henry . 


• 64. „ 


Elvira D. . 


INIalinda . 


. 53. N.H. 


Harvey D. 


Heath, Morris M. 


. 29. „ 


Franklin D. 


Sarah R. 


. 27. ;, 


Betsey M. 


Marsena M. 


7. ,, 


Webster D. 


William K. 


• 5. „ 


Adams D. 


Sarah L. 


• 3. „ 


Lovisa D. 


Charles . . 


• i- „ 


Lewis D. . 


Holt, Nathaniel . 


. 64. „ 


Marion D. 


Hannah . 


• 48. „ 


Elnora M. 


Hannah Burns 


• ''^- ») 


Willard D. 


Holt, Nathan . 


• 47. „ 


Dwight . 


Rhoda . . 


. 43. „ 


Learned, Calvin . . 


Lewman . 


. 16. „ 


Cynthia M. 


Henry H. . 


. 9. „ 


John C. . 


Nehemiah 


. 59. „ 


Emeline S. 


Esther Eaton 


. 87. Mass. 


JohnW. . . 


Hubbard, Albert G. 


. 31. N.H. 


Leonard, Levi W. . 


Lydia J. 


• 27. „ 


Ellen E. . . 


Ellen M. 


H. 6. „ 


Abby S. Mason 


Jones, Lucy . . 


. 65. Mass. 


Locke, Jonathan 


Jones, Samuel . 


. 63. N.H. 


Nancy . . . 


Mary . . 


. 65. „ 


Marshall, Benjamin 


Jones, Daniel G. 


. 39. „ 


Anna . . . 


Elizabeth 


• 32. „ 


Amelia J. 


Mary E. . 


• 9. „ 


Marshall, Moses 


Nancy A. 


• 6. „ 


Lucy . . 



, _„ Place of 
^e«- Birth. 


l.N.H. 


31. „ 


32. „ 


14.Penn. 


39. Mass. 


38. N.H. 


5. „ 


3. „ 


J 


t- n 


42. Vt. 


43. Mass. 


35. N.H. 


16. „ 


14. , 




12. , 




9. , 








' • J 




5. , 




1- , 




56. , 




53. , 




17. , 




16. , 




38. , 




3. Mass. 


51. N.H. 


46. „ 


20. „ 


18. „ 


16. „ 


14. „ 


12. „ 


10. „ 


8. „ 


6. „ 


4. „ 


2. „ 


h „ 


46. „ 


45. „ 


15. „ 


7. „ 


84. Mass. 


60. „ 


3. N.H. 


25. „ 


65. „ 


64. Vt. 


74. N.H. 


78. Mass. 


12. „ 


74. , 







HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 


215 


Name. 


.„ Place of 1 
-*-Se- Birth. 1 


Name. 


■ „„ Place of 
■*ee- Birth. 


Mary A. . 


. 32.] 


^.H. 


Moore, James . . . 


32. N.H. 


Charles Preston 


. 19. 




Elmira . . . 


25. „ 


Marvin, Levi . . . 


. 33. 




INIary E. . . . 


1- „ 


Hannah 


. 32. 




Jane Butterfield . 


13. „ 


Edwin . . 


7. 




John Butterfield . 


11. „ 


Emily . . 


. 6. 




Morse, Jesse .... 


57. „ 


Susan . . 


. 4. 




Hannah . . . 


83. „ 


Oscar . . 


. 3. 




Abigail . . . 


62. „ 


Helen . . 


. 1. 




John Phillips . . 


17. „ 


Mason, Thaddeus . 


. 79. 




Morse, Peter . . . 


50. ,, 


Lydia . 


. 74. 




Hannah . . . 


48. „ 


Mason, Calvin . 


. 52. 




Hannah . . . 


23. „ 


Rebecca . 


. 48. 




Ann M. . . . 


17. „ 


Charles K. 


. 20. 




George H. . . 


14. „ 


Mason, Dexter . 


. 47. 




Henry H. . . 


8. „ 


Harriet G. 


. 25. 




Morse, Thaddeus . . 


50. „ 


James A. 


. 17. 




Serena . . . 


46. „ 


Lydia E. 


. 15. 




S. Jane . . . 


21. „ 


Milton D. 


f . 




Ellen .... 


18. „ 


Mason, Thaddeus P 


32 


,j 


John R. . . . 


15. „ 


Fidelia P. 


". 26! 


j^ 


Harriet A. . . 


10. .„ 


Charles H. 


. 5. 


,j 


Francis A. . . 


7- ,, 


Harriet E. 


. 4. 




Asenath . . . 


57. „ 


George Petts 


. 18. 


)> 


Morse, Joseph . . . 


34. „ 


Mason, Samuel . 


. 55. 




Jane W. . . 


31. „ 


Anna 


. 4G. 


,, 


Emily L. . . 


10. „ 


Franklin 


. . 14. 




Charles W. 


1. „ 


James A. 


. 11. 


J, 


Morse, Belinda . . . 


39. Me. 


Mason, Stephen S. 


. 28. 


,, 


Lydia A. . . 


15. N.H. 


Lucy A. . 


. . 23. 


,, 


Morse, Bela . . . . 


38. „ 


Hartley D. 


. 2. 


,, 


JVIary .... 


36. „ 


Oren L. 


4. 


,, 


Morse, Benjamin F. 


31. „ 


Orson L. 


. . 4. 


,, 


Harriott L. . . 


29. „ 


Laura K. Colle 


ster 16. 




BelaB. . . . 


7. ,, 


Mason, Elijah W. 


. . 24. 


^^ 


Needham, John E. . . 


29. „ 


Clarissa . 


. . 26. 


Me. 


Susan . . 


30. „ 


Mason, Cyrus . 


. . 54. 


N.H. 


Thirza E. . 


7. 5, 


Abigail . 
David . 


. . 46. 


^^ 


MargiannaA. 


4. „ 


. . 24. 


J, 


James A. 


1- M 


Charles W. 


. 13. 


" 


Parker, John A. . . 


24. „ 


Zaman . 


. . 10. 




Emeline . . 


32. „ 


John H. 


. . 3. 




Frances J. . . 


2. „ 


Betsey Allison 


. 83. 


Mass. 


Mary E. . . 


tV- >, 


Mathews, Ebenezer 


. 32. 


N.H. 


Perkins, Charles P. . 


40. „ 


Irena . 


. . 28. 


j; 


Mrs. C. P. . 


40. „ 


Franklin 


K. 7. 




Perry, John . . . . 


80. „ 


Maynard, Lucinda 


. . 67. 


Mass. 


Esther . . . 


69. „ 


Esther Sargent 


. 62. 


N.H. 


Thomas . . . 


46. „ 


Mary D. Hami 


ton 38. 


,, 


Orpha B. . . 


40. „ 


George A.Ham 


Iton 14. 




Mary A. . . . 


38. „ 


Mary E. Sarge 


nt . 6. Mass. 


Elbridge Snow 


15. „ 


Eliza J. D.Mu 


nroe 32. 


,, 


Perry, John, jun. . . 


42. „ 


Moore, Samuel . 


. . 64. 


N.H. 


Elmira . . . 


43. Mass. 


Abigail . 


. . 72 


„ 


1 Catherine . . 


12. N.H. 



216 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



INIary . . . 


9. 


N.H. 


Elizabeth . 


G. 


,, 


Harriet . . 


4. 


,, 


Edwin . . 


2. 


,, 


Perry, Amos E. . . 


si; 


,, 


Sophia . . 


22 


,, 


Henrico . . 


"2. 


,, 


Frederick . 


i. 


,, 


Leonard Stone . 


23. 


,, 


Perry, Moses K. 


29. 


,, 


Louisa . . 


23. 


,, 


Ellen M. . . 


I. 


,, 


Beniamiu W. Stan 






ley. . . . 


70. 


,, 


Lydia Stanley . 


C6. 


,, 


Perry, Susan . . . 


58. 


Mass. 


Joseph . . 


31. 


,, 


Maria . . 


26. 


Me. 


Lydia . . . 


21. 


N.H. 


Allen T. . . 


9. 


,, 


Ransom N. Porter 


2G. 


Mass. 


Royal H. Porter 


24. 


J, 


Perry, Charles . . 


47. 




Mary A. . . 


40. 


,, 


Charles F. . 


3. 


N.H. 


Lucius M. Bangs 


13. 


,, 


Perry, Thomas, 2d . 


44. 


,, 


Cynthia . . 


41. 


Vt. 


Nancy A. 


6. 


N.H. 


Mary C. . . 


4. 


5> 


Perry, Ivory . . . 


37. 


,, 


Hannah . . 


25. 


,, 


George . . 


t- 


,, 


Sarah S. . . 


3. 


,, 


Lucy P. . . 


70. 


J> 


Lucy . . . 


39. 




Phelps, Jason . . 


41. 


,, 


MaryW. . 


34. 


,, 


Mary R. . 


11. 


,, 


Sarah M. . 


6. 


5) 


Martha J. . 


4. 




William P. 


2. 


,, 


Jabez Wight . 


85. 


,, 


Betsey Wight . 


81. 


N.Y. 


Phelps, Francis . . 


33. 


Vt. 


Achsah . . 


29. 


,) 


Catherine H. 


3. 




Levi Knowlton 


19. 


n!h. 


Phelps, Joseph . . 


24. 


vt. 


Dianthe S. . 


22. 


N.H. 


Phillips, Richard . 


50. 


,, 


Olive . . 


65. 


„ 


William . 


18. 


" 


Pierce, Charles W. 


38. 


,, 



Abigail G. . . 

Phebe . . . 

Charles H. . . 

James E. . . 

Asaph W. . . 

Harriet E. . . 

Almerin G. . 

Rufus P. . . 

Eudora F. . . 

Willard . . . 

Piper, Rufus .... 

Anna .... 

Henry C. . . 

Piper, Cyrus .... 

Catherine 

Eliza J. . . . 

Ellen .... 

Calvin 

Martha P. Snow . 

Piper, John .... 

Prudence . . 

Henrietta . . 

William H. . . 

John Bachellor 

Piper, Julia .... 

Piper, Jonas B. . . . 

Elizabeth M. . 

Powers, Asa .... 

Rachel . . . 

Powers, Elliot . . . 

^lary . . 

Joseph W. 

Lydia R. . . 

George E. . . 

Proctor, Harvey A. 

Lucy A. . . 
James E. Avery . 
Sanford M. Avery 
Proctor, Abram W. 

Nancy . . . 

Josephine M. . 

Remick, Isaac . . . 

Anna . . . 

Richardson, Abijah 

Mary H. . 

Mary R. . 

Abigail 

Samuel A. 

George R. Avery . 

Richardson, Luke . . 

Lucy B. , 

Harriet J. Phillips 

Joseph 0. Donnell 

Richardson, Malachi . 



Ase. B„th. 

39. N.H. 

14. „ 

12. „ 

10. „ 

9. „ 

7- ,, 

6. „ 

4. „ 
o 

1! ]] 

59. „ 

57. „ 
97 



57. „ 

57. „ 

21. „ 

18. „ 

26. „ 

1. „ 

53. „ 

50. „ 

12. „ 
S.Penn. 

14. Mass. 
55. N.H. 
29. „ 

21. „ 
75. „ 
72. „ 
49. „ 
47. „ 

27. „ 

20. ,, 
17. „ 

22. „ 

21. „ 
11. „ 

9. „ 
20. „ 

19. Mass. 
h. „ 

55. Vt. 
55. N.H. 
65. Mass. 

54. N.H. 
26. „ 

22. „ 
19. „ 

13. „ 
54. „ 
44. Mass. 

15. N.H. 
15. „ 

51. ,, 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



217 



Name. 


.„. Place of 
Aee. Birth. 


Name. 


. Place of 
Age- Birth. 


Taraesin . 


39.N.H. 


Amelia E. . 


. 2. Mass. 


Sarah . . 


12. „ 


Theodore C 


. i.N.H. 


Luke F. . 


10. „ 


Russell, Lyman . 


. 42. „ 


MalachiW. 


7. „ 


Ursula . . 


. 32. „ 


Mary E. . 


4. „ 


Cyrus E. 


• J- " 


Emily A. . 


h- „ 


Mary . . 


. 63. „ 


Elizabeth . 


87. Mass. 


Russell, James L. 


. 36. „ 


Richardson, Aaron . . 


44. „ 


Anna P. . 


. 28. „ 


Abigail 


35.N.H. 


Mary C. 


. 9. „ 


Sarah . . 


80. Mass. 


Lyman A. . 


• I' " 


Richardson, William B. 


42. N.H. 


Edward G. 


. 4. „ 


Harriet N. 


32. „ 


James E. . 


. h „ 


W.Warren 


12. „ 


Russell, Levi 


• 43. „ 


Cai-olinc G. 


10. „ 


Eliza H. . 


. 36. „ 


HerbertW. 


4. „ 


James W. 


. 8. „ 


Robb, Thomas . . . 


49. „ 


Edwin J. 


. 7. „ 


Mary A. . . . 


39. Mass. 


Philena Archer 


. 34. Vt. 


Joseph W. . . 


15. N.H. 


Sargent, Amos . 


. 63. N.H. 


William P. . . 


13. „ 


Lucy . 


. 57. „ 


Sarah E. . . . 


10. „ 


Lucy M. Hardy 


. 11. 5, 


Eliza A. . . . 


7. „ 


Smith, Samuel . 


. 6G. „ 


Robbins, Amos . . . 


45. „ 


Caroline . 


. 51. Mass. 


Philena . . 


42. „ 


Asenath . . 


. 36. N.H. 


George . . 


17. „ 


Charles F. Rop( 
Smith, Jonathan K. 


Jr . 2. „ 


Charles . . 


16. „ 


. 52. „ 


Francis . . 


9. „ 


Mary L. . 


. 38. „ 


MinotH. . . 


7. „ 


Charles H. 


. 9. Vt. 


Horace . . 


4. „ 


iMary J. . 


. 4. Mass. 


Almaria . . 


1. „ 


Abigail Tuel 


. 72. „ 


Levi . . . 


21. „ 


Sylvester Due 


. 18. N.H. 


Robbins, Jacob . . . 


42. „ 


George Bernarc 


. 14. Mass. 


Jane W. . . 


45. „ 


Smith, Curtis 


. 42. N.H. 


Sarah E. . . 


17. „ 


Caroline . 


. 33. „ 


Joseph . . . 


11. „ 


Ruggles . 


. 9. „ 


William B. . 


9. „ 


Sarah C. 


. 5. „ 


Charles B. . 


5. „ 


Clarinda Jones 


. 23. „ 


Ross, Mirick . . . . 


37. Mass. 


Smith, Ira . . 


. 5L „ 


Sarah . . . . 


32. N.H. 


Mary . . 


. . 48. „ 


Mirick H. . . . 


8. „ 


Franklin A. 


. 19. „ 


Rebecca J. . . 


6. „ 


Charles J. 


. 15. „ 


William W. . . 


4. „ 


Smith, Ira P. . 


. 26. „ 


Sarah A. . . . 


2. „ 


Fanny B. 


. . 28. „ 


Joseph M. . . 


tV- 5 5 


Smith, Ira . . 


. 34. Mass. 


Rugg, William B. . . 


28. Mass. 


Abby . 


. . .30. N.H. 


Mary . . . . 


25. „ 


Abby F. . 


. 7. Mass. 


Francis A. . . 


4. „ 


Charles E. 


■ • 4. „ 


Merril E. . . . 


2. „ 


Smith, Aaron 


. . 28. N.H. 


Russell, Ebenezer . . 


52. N.H. 


Ruth . . 


. . 63. „ 


Olive . . . 


49. „ 


Smith, Calvin . 


. 23. „ 


Jonathan M. . 


20. „ 


Mary . . 
Ruth . . 


. . 22. „ 


Allen K. . . 


16. „ 


. . §. ,5 


Charles J. . . 


13. „ 


Snow, John . . 


. 68. Mass. 


Russell, Osgood N. . . 


23. ;; 


Eveline . 


. 47. N.H. 


Amelia A. N. 


22. Me. 


Jesse Learned 


. . 64. „ 



28 



218 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Name. 


.„„ Place of 
•*Se- Birth. 


Name. 


A.e.^]ll^,?/ 


Snow, Joseph US . 


. . 61. Mass. 


Towne, Cornelius . . 


78. Mass. 


Eleanor . 


. . 57. Ire. 


Hannah . . . 


82. N.H. 


Maria . . 


. . 16. N.H. 


Elijah W. . . 


43. „ 


Enos Farnum 


. . 57. „ 


Townsend, David . . 


66. „ 


Southwick, Dorcas 


. . 62. „ 


Dorothy 


63. „ 


Martha 


. 26. „ 


Tovrnsend, Daniel . . 


40. „ 


Southwick, Augustus . 33. ,, 


Betsey . . 


38. „ 


^lary H 


. . 29. „ 


Milan . . 


13. „ 


Frederick A. 5. „ 


Alvin . . 


10. „ 


JedediahK. 2. ,, 


John Sias . . . 


80. „ 


Silas M 


• 1- ., 


Hannah Hill . . 


76. „ 


Stanley, Joshua . 


. . 63. „ 


Persis Hinds . . 


67. „ 


i\Iargarefc 


. . 62. „ 


Eunice Adams . . 


62. „ 


Wallace J. 


• 20. „ 


Kinny Knowlton . 


61. „ 


Charles M. Wilder 10. „ 


Polly Knowlton . 


57. „ 


Stanley, Simeon . 


. . 56. „ 


Lucy Adams 


57. „ 


Mary . 


. 53. „ 


Rosana Bowers 


51. „ 


Mary A. 


. 20. „ 


Francis Farnsworth 


41. „ 


Frederick M. . 14. „ 


Susan Perry . . 


40. „ 


Daphne A. 


. 11. „ 


Eliza Smith . . 


39. „ 


Ruth . 


. 70. Mass. 


Townsend, David, jun. 


23. ., 


Charlotte Rice 


. 83. „ 


Tamesin 


26. „ 


Abraham Wilkins 49. „ 


Tovrasend, Jonathan . 


64. „ 


George Wilkins 


. 11. N.H. 


Cynthia F. 


6L „ 


Stevens, Levi 


• 31. „ 


Elmira A. . 


25. „ 


Caroline 


. 24. „ 


Townsend, Charles E. . 


40. „ 


Stone, Alona . . 


• 54. „ 


Emeline 


39. „ 


Stone, John . . 


• 31. „ 


Cynthia M. 
Beriah Emes . . 


5. „ 


Hannah S. 


. 30. „ 


77. „ 


Ellen M. . 


. 6. Mich. 


Townsend, Samuel F. . 


32. ;, 


Nancy E. 


. 5. „ 


Betsey G. . 


30. „ 


Amelia D. 


. 2. N.H. 


Helen E. Twitchell 


8. Mass. 


Lucy A. . 


• tV " 


Lydia Fisher . . 


65. N.H. 


Strong, Richard . 


• 70. „ 


Townsend, Jabez B. . 


24. „ 


Sally . 


. 64. „ 


Charles M. 


21. „ 


Abigail Rollins 


. 83. „ 


Betsey . . 


51. „ 


Symonds, Sylvester 


T. 27. „ 


JIary A. 


28. „ 


E. Jane 


• 27. „ 


L. Elizabeth 


15. „ 


Anna L. 1 


L . 3. „ 


Twitchell, Joseph . . 


63. „ 


Emma A. 


• 1. „ 


Hannah . . 


58. „ 


Taggard, Samuel L. 


• 40. „ 


Emma M. . 


16. „ 


Silence 


. 35. „ 


Lewis P. Randolph 


24. „ 


Ellen . 


• 9. „ 


Twitchell, Moses . . 


50. „ ■ 


Betsey French 


. 38. „ 


Martha . . 


59. „ 


Thomas, Richard 


• 42. „ 


Betsey . . 


56. „ 


Nancy D. 


. 43. Mass. 


Jefferson Scripture 


21. „ 


Eli . . 


. 15. N.H. 


Twitchell, Calvin . . 


49. „ 


Caroline 


. 13. „ 


Arvilla . . 


28. „ 


Augustus I 


K. . 10. „ 


Julia M. . 


6. „ 


Dexter H. 


• 7. „ 


Luther E. . 


4. „ 


Joseph W. 


• 4. „ 


Emma . . 


85. Mass. 


Benjamin Wilso 


n . 26. „ 


Upton, Nehemiah . . 


70. N.H. 


Nancy F. Wilsc 


n . 21. „ 


Mary. . . . 


55. „ 


Mary E. Wilsoi 


1 . 1. „ 


Charles . . . 


13. ,, 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 



219 



Lucy S. Brown 
Wait, Franklin . 
Paulina . 
George W. 
Wait, Thomas B. 
Harriet L. 
Ware, Franklin J. 
INIary A. . 
Warren, Nahum 
Sarah . 
Mary E. 
Sarah J. 
Abby A. 
George W. 
Martha A. 
Ellen M. 
Emily A. 
Julia A. 
Warren, Jesse . 
Sarah J. 
John F. 
Maria . 
John . 
James L. Wilk 
Wells, Thomas . 
Phebe . 
Wheeler, Amos . 
Susan . 
Susan . 
Henry P. 
White, Chloe . 
Wight, Josiah . 
Rebecca . 
Jonas 
Susannah 
Willard, Betsey . 

Hannah Mason 
Willard, Levi 

Irene . 

Zopher 

David . 

Rachel 

Marshall 

Charles J. 

Emily . 

Harriet 

Levi 

Benjamin 



ins 



27.N.H. 

52. „ 

44. „ 

12. „ 

23. „ 

19. „ 

31. „ 
27. „ 
55. ,, 
40. „ 
11. „ 
10. „ 

8. „ 

5. „ 
4. „ 

2. ,, 

36*. ',', 

32. „ 

3. „ 
J. „ 

63. „ 
24. Vt. 
24. N.H. 
20. „ 
58. Mass. 
56. „ 
17. „ 
21. 
73. 
65. „ 
56. „ 
27. „ 
77. „ 
71. Mass. 
65. N.H. 
54. „ 
43. „ 
21. „ 
19. „ 
17. „ 
16. „ 
14. „ 
11. „ 
. 9. „ 
. 7. „ 
5. „ 



N.H. 



Milton B. 
Irene . 
Wilson, Abijah . 
Betsey . 
Wood, Isaiah 

Lucinda . 
Lucinda J. 
Wood, Augustine 
Elizabeth 
Curtis A. 
Emily 
Wood, Achsah . 
Wood, George . 
Sarah 
George W. 
Curtis S. 
Theodore A 
Wood, David A. 
Sarah L. 
Edwin A. 
Daniel 
Woodward, Cyrus W 
Mary 
Albert A 
Sarah M 
Ellen L 
Joseph 
John Gove . 
Lydia Ilerrick 
Worsley, Robert 
Ruth . 
Rebecca 
Wright, George L. 
Ellen B. 
Osgood F. 
Ellen . 
Yeardley, William 
Mary . 
Rhoda 
Yeardley, William, 
Yeardley, Joseph B 
Han-iet A 
Gershom ^lorse 
Yeardley, Horace 
Sarah . 
William 
Sarah . 
Harriet 



jun. 



W. 



2. N.H. 

h „ 
64. „ 
60. „ 

45. „ 

46. Mass. 
17. „ 
38. N.H. 
30. „ 

4. „ 
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HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



SUMMARY. 



Whole number of houses inhabited 
,, families . 



male inhabitants . 

female inhabitants . 

inhabitants .... 

formers over twenty-one years 

shoemakers .... 

carpenters 

wooden-ware manufacturers 

manufacturers . 

clei'gymen 

physicians 

harness-makers 

grave-stone manuflicturers 

shoe-peg manufacturers 

merchants 



,, machinists . 
,, blacksmiths 
,, clothiers 
,, boxmakers 
,, millwrights . 
,, house Wrights . 
,, painters 
,, tanners 
,, drovers 
,, butchers . 
,, teamsters 
,, millers 
,, potters 
Acres of improved land 

,, ,, unimproved land 
Cash value of fiirms .... 
forming implements 
live stock 
orchard products 
garden products 
animals slaughtered . 
home manufactures 
clothes-pin manufactures 
washboard manufactures . 
mop-handle manufactures . 
woollen cloth manufactures 
grave-stone manufactures . 
shoe-peg manufactures . 
shoe manufacturers 
shoe-bos manufactures . 
earthen-ware manufactures . 
machinery manufactures, &c. 

Number of horses 

,, ,, milch cows 

,, ,, working oxen .... 

„ ,, other cattle 

„ „ sheep 

,, ,, swine .... 
Bushels of wheat 



214 

229 

544 

544 

,088 

196 

10 

12 

22 

7 

3 

3 

2 

2 

4 



2 

2 

1 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 

17,657 

. 4,540 

$266,325 

8,435 

48,639 

. 1,743 

777 

. 11,464 

2,522 

. 2,280 

4,500 

. 1,000 

52,800 

. 1,500 

3,000 

1,100 

2,500 

. 1,500 

3,400 

190 

618 

290 

758 

2,316 

336 

495 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 221 

Bushels of rye _ . . . . 598 

,, ,, Indian corn 5,784 

„ ,, oats 2,138 

,, ,, peas and beans ....... 293 

,, ,, potatoes 19,145 

,, „ barley 2,610 

,, ,, grass-seed ........ 31 

Pounds of wool 6,944 

„ ,, butter 42,940 

,, cheese 21,325 

„ „ hops 386 

,, ,, maple sugar 17,300 

,, ,, beeswax and honey ...... 170 

Tons of hay 3,821 

Gallons of molasses ........ 633 

Gross of clothes-pins manufactured 66,000 

Dozens of washboards 4,000 

Bushels of shoe-pegs ........ 4,000 

Pairs of sale shoes 2,000 

Yards of woollen cloth 66,000 

Dozens of earthen- ware ....... 1,500 

Feet of shoe-boxes 225,000 

„ ,, boards 435,000 

Pairs of grave-stones 125 

Bushels of grain ground 10,000 



VALUE OF MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE 

FOLLowiNa articles: — 

Wood for clothes-pins $745 

Boards for washboards ........ 500 

Wood and irons for mop-handles ....... 200 

Wool for woollen cloth ........ 31,200 

Wood and other articles for woollen cloth 4,450 

Stone for grave-stones ........ 730 

Timber for shoe-pegs ......... 3,000 

Leather for shoes 390 

Other articles for shoes ........ 25 

Boards for shoe-boxes ........ 1,238 

Other articles for shoe-boxes ....... 50 

Clay for earthen-ware 36 

Wood and lead for earthen- ware 180 

Iron and steel for machinery 925 

Coal and other articles for machinery 284 



capital employed in the manufacture of the following 
articles : — 

Wooden ware $7,000 

Woollen cloth 28,000 

Shoe-boxes 4,000 

Shoe-pegs 2,500 

Grave-stones 344 

Shoes 150 

Earthen-ware 900 

Blacksmithing and machinery 3,000 



»»» HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Average monthly wages of farm hands, including board . . $13.00 

Average wages of day-laborer, with board .... 0.75 

Average wages of day-laborer without board .... 1.00 

Average day wages of carpenter with board . . . . 150 

Average day wages of carpenter without board . . . . 1.75 

Weekly wages to female domestics with board . . . 1.75 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY. 

The town-records, for many years after Dublin was incor- 
porated, were very brief. Even during the period of the 
Revolution, the records of political actions are few. After 
the Declaration of Independence, a provisional state govern- 
ment was formed ; and, by the record of a vote passed Jan- 
uary 22, 1778, it appears that the articles of confederation 
and perpetual union of the United States were brought 
before a meeting of the inhabitants for their consideration. 
The said record is as follows : — 

" After reading the articles of confederation, adjourned to the 
house of Mr. Sprague: then — 

"Voted to accept of the articles of confederation and perpetual 
union, except the 8th article ; and that the alteration in that article 
be, that all personal estate be taxed by the United States as well 
as real estate. 

" Voted that the representative of this town should use his in- 
fluence that there be a full and free representation convened to 
lay a lasting plan of government for this State." 

The convention alluded to in the above vote assembled 
at Concord, June 10, 1778. Who the representative of 
Dublin was, the records do not show. The town may have 
united with one of the adjacent towns for the purpose of 
choosing a representative. It has been said that none were 
sent from Dublin, Stoddard, Marlborough, or Packersfield. 
From the following record of a town-meeting, held July 19, 
1779, it appears that the convention prepared and sent 
abroad a system of government. 

"The Declaration of Rights and Plan of Government being 
read, voted to adjourn to the first Tuesday in September next, at 
nine o'clock in the morning." 

" Tuesday, Sept. 7, 9 o'clock. — Met on adjournment. The Mo- 
derator took his seat. The Declaration of Rights and Plan of 
Government being read and debated, the question being put for 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 223 



receiving the same, it passed in the negative; fifteen against it, 
seven for it." 

It was rejected by a majority of votes in the State. An- 
other convention vi^as appointed, and met June, 1781. Before 
proposing a plan of government that was wholly accepted, 
it held nine sessions, and did not close till October, 1783. 
At a town-meeting, "March 26, 1782, Amos Emery and 
Reuben Morse were chosen to go to the convention for 
forming a plan of government," Apian was passed, printed, 
and sent to every town, previous to March, 1782. The 
people were desii-ed to state their objections, and return them. 
There is no record in the town's book of any vote upon the 
plan sent out. A manuscript, however, has been found 
among those preserved by the several town-clerks, by which 
it would seem that Dublin did not neglect to consider the 
said plan ; for one article in the warrant for the above- 
named meeting was, *' To see if the town will make a 
return of their approbation or disapprobation of the plan of 
government." It is not probable that they sent two mem- 
bers to the convention, without furnishing them with some 
instructions. The only difficulty concerning the manuscript 
is the date, it being March 25th, instead of March 26th. 
This may have been an error in copying ; for it is not in the 
handwriting of Joseph Greenwood, the town-clerk at that 
time. As it was a lengthy document, the delegates would 
be likely to be furnished with the original, and a copy taken 
for preservation at home. We give the document as inter- 
esting, if not authentic : — 

"At the annual Town Meeting, March 25th, 1782, — An Ai-ticle 
being inserted in the "Warrant to Act upon the proposed Constitu- 
tion of Government, Voted that the following Alterations should 
be made : — 

« 1st. The 17th Article of the Bill of Rights provides, ' That, in 
criminal prosecutions, the trial of Facts in the Vicinity where they 
happen, is so essential to the Security of the Life, Liberty, and Es- 
tate of the Citizen, that no Crime or offence ought to be tried in 
any other County than where it is committed.' This Town thinks 
it would be proper to add, unless in cases of necessity, where the 
general Court shall judge it proper to make a particular Act to 
the contrary. And for this Reason, that such may be the par- 
ticular Circumstances of some particular County, by Reason of 
Disaffection, that it may be impossible to convict offenders and 
bring them to Condign Punishment. 



224 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

" 2dly. The 23d Article of the Bill of Rights provides Against 
all retrospective Laws. But this Town humbly Conceive, That, 
under some particular Circumstances, they are highly necessary, in 
particular in publick Convulsions ; for it cannot be supposed, that 
in this imperfect state of things, that Punishments can be affixed 
to all the Violations of the Law of Nature. 

" With respect to the Gth Article of the Bill of Rights, This 
Town are Unanimously of the Opinion, that it ought to be Added, 
after the second Paragraph, That every Denomination of Chris- 
tians shall pay their proportion to the Support of Publick Teach- 
ers. And every Individual shall pay to the support of that 
Publick Teacher upon whose Instructions he shall choose to 
attend. 

" 3dli/. In the 30th page of the Constitution, it is provided, 
' That no Bill or resolve of Senate or House of Representatives 
shall become a Law, or have force as such, until it be laid before 
the Governor for his revisal. And if he, upon revision, Approve 
thereof, he shall signify his Approbation by signing the same. But 
if he has any objection to the passing such Bill or Resolve, he 
shall return the same, together with his objections thereto, in 
writing, to the Senate or House of Representatives, in whichsoever 
the same Originated ; who shall enter the Objections, sent down 
by the Governor, at Large on their Records, and proceed to recon- 
sider sd. Bill or Resolve. But if, upon reconsideration, three 
Quarters of sd. Senate, or House of Representatives, shall, not- 
withstanding sd. Objections, Agree to pass the same, it shall, 
together with the Objection, be sent to the other Branch of the 
Legislature, where it shall also be reconsidered ; and, if Approved 
by three Quarters of the Members present, it shall have the Force 
of a Law.' "With regard to this Paragrapht, this Town are unani- 
mously of the Opinion, that after a reconsideration of the Bill or 
resolve, as above, if a Major Part of the Members present approve 
of the same, it ought to have the Force of a Law ; and for this 
Reason, that no Bill ought to require more to support it Against 
Objections, than was necessary to form it. It may be presumed 
that every Reasonable Objection will be oiFered previously to the 
passing the Bill. 

itkly. In the 33d and 34th page of the Constitution, It is pro- 
vided that every Male Inhabitant of each Town or Parish with 
town Privileges, in the several Counties in this State, of twenty- 
one years of Age and Upwards, having a freehold Estate in his 
own Right, of the Value of one Hundred Pounds, situate in this 
state, or other Estate to that Amount, shall have a Right to vote 
for Senators. 'Ihis Town is of the Opinion that forty pounds Es- 
tate is sufficient to entitle a man to a Vote for the first Branch of 
Legislature; Because the greater Part of this State is in its 
Minority, and Therefore the freeholds are low in Value. And We 
think that it is as Reasonable that forty pounds should entitle a 
Man to this Vote, as fifty pounds in the Bay State. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 225 

" Uhhj. With respect to the Representation, this Town Agrees 
with the proposed Number of fifty at first. And the County of 
Rockingham for ever to remain at the Number of 20. And the 
other Counties to begin at their several proposed Numbers ; and 
then to increase in their Number of Representatives as their 
Rateable Poles increase, until their Number advances to 20, and 
there stop. And the several Representatives to be chosen in the 
following Manner : — The present general Court to divide the 
several Counties into Districts, as near as may be, without splitting 
Towns or Parishes ; and the several Districts to choose their Re- 
presentative in one of these Ways : 1. Let the several Towns be 
notifyed to Meet at the Meeting House in the West Town, the 1st 
year, and let the Election be preceded with a Sermon or an Oration 
upon free Government, where a Preacher or an Orator can be 
provided ; and the 2nd Year, at the Meeting House in the second 
West Town ; and so on, in Turns. Or, if this is thot. too trouble- 
som, Let every Town at their Annual Meeting, or at the meeting 
called to choose a Governor, put in their Votes for A Representa- 
tive. And the Select Men and Town Clerk, of the several Towns 
in the District, Meet together in some most convenient Place, and 
sort the Votes of the several Towns. And if any one is chosen, 
it is well ; if not, Let the four highest that are voted for, if there 
are so many voted for, if not, as many as there are, and put their 
Names into a Box, and let one be drawn out, Which Shall be the 
Person to Represent the District. 

" bly. It is provided in the 48th page of the Constitution, ' That 
all judicial olficers, the Attorney-Genei'al, Solicitor-General, and 
all Sheriffs, Coroners, Register of Probate, and other Civil officers, 
except such as are otherways elected and Appointed by this Con- 
stitution, or the Laws of the State, and all officers of the Militia 
and navy, shall be nominated and Appointed by the Governor, by 
and with the Advice or Consent of the Council.' With respect 
to these Appointments, this Town are clearly of the Opinion it 
will greatly Conduce to the Publick Welfare, that many of these 
oflicers be Appointed by the general Court, such as the Justices of 
the superior and inferior Court, Sheriff's, Coroners, Registers of 
Probates, and other Civil Officers ; and Major-Generals and Briga- 
dier-Generals in the Militia. Because the General Court is Com- 
posed of a Collection of Men from the several Parts of the State, 
and Therefore must be best Acquainted with the Men qualified 
for such important Posts and offices. 

" And with respect to the Justices of the Peace, this Town judge 
the Present mode salutary and good, that the Justices be recom- 
mended by the Towns where they are Wanted, and Appointed by 
the Court; for the several Towns must needs know best, who 
among them is qualified to keep the Peace, and Discharge the Du- 
ties of a Justice of the Peace. And with Respect to the Officers of 
the Continental Army, this Town is of the Opinion, that the Ap' 
pointment of them should be made by the General Court, for the 



»»6 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Reasons just above recited. And with Respect to the officers of 
the Militias, this Town judge it proper, that the soldiers of the 
Companies, with the Men in the alarm List, choose the Captains, 
Subalterns, and the non-commission officers. Because the imme- 
diate Design of Military Discipline is to teach the soldiers the Art 
of War ; and as Men commonly receive Instruction more readily 
from Instructors of their own Choosing than from others, so the 
choosing their own officers, especially those that have the imme- 
diate Command and Discipline of the Soldiers, will not only, in 
our opinion, tend to promote Peace and Union in the Companies, 
but also the knowledge of the Art of War. 

"This Town also proposes that the Commissioned officers of 
the several Companies choose their Field-officers. And when 
any officer, whether Field, Capt., or Subaltern, is chosen and ac- 
cepted, he shall do his Duty, and keep up good, strict Discipline ; 
and not be suffered to resign, without Leave from his superior 
officers. 

" And whereas it is provided in the 50th page of the Constitu- 
tion, ' that no Person shall be eligible as Governor of this State 
more than three Years in seven.' With respect to this, this Town 
is Unanimously of the Opinion, that this is a great Abridgement of 
Liberty. That the People of this State have a full and just Right 
to choose any Man, qualified as prescribed, as many Years succes- 
sively as they shall judge proper. 

" This Town likewise proposes, that the several Counties in this 
State be divided into two or More Districts, and that Judges of 
Probate and Registers of Probate be Appointed for each District 
Because this will greatly ease the subject, with respect to the 
charge of travelling. 

" And for the same Reason, this Town proposes, that every Town 
Clerk shall be Register of Deeds in his own Town ; and record all 
Deeds given of Land in his Town. And that the several Towns 
in this State be directed and required to provide such Clerks as 
can write a good Legible Hand. And Furthermore, It is provided 
in the 63d page, that no Justice's Commission shall continue for 
more than five years. This Provision appears to this ToAvn en- 
tirely needless ; for if a Justice of the Peace discharges the duties 
of his office with Ability and Fidelity, there is no Reason why he 
should not be Continued ; and if he does not, let him be impeached 
and set aside." 

Tlie second plan of government, sent out by the conven- 
tion, was approved by the people. At a tow^n-meeting in 
Dublin, March 4, 1783, the decision was, "Voted to accept 
of the plan of government ; twenty -five for the plan, the 
other six offered no objection." The new plan was not fin- 
ished till Oct. 31, of that year. It was printed a thii'd time, 
and declared to be the Constitution of New Hampshire, 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



22T 



June 2, 1784. This Constitution may be found in the 
copies of the laws of New Hampshire, published between 
the years 1784 and 1793. 

With regard to the Federal Constitution, the action, or 
rather non-action, of the town is described in the Addi-ess. 
The State Constitution of 1784 was amended, and as 
amended went into operation in June, 1792. A warrant 
for a town-meeting, to be held the 7th clay of May, has been 
found, in which is the following article: "To take into 
consideration the amendments of the Constitution, and to 
act thereon as they shall see cause, agreeably to the requisi- 
tions of the convention." The doings of this meeting are 
not to be found in the town-records, nor is there any notice 
of the choice of a delegate to attend the convention. 

No convention was called to revise or alter the Constitu- 
tion of 1792, till 1850. By order of the legislature, the 
people voted in March upon the question, which was decided 
in the affirmative. On all previous occasions of taking a 
vote on this subject, the vote of Dublin had been in the 
negative ; but now it was sixty -nine in favor of, and only 
seventeen against, calling a convention. The delegate chosen, 
Oct. 8, was Levi W. Leonard. 

T}ie convention met in November ; and at the annual 
town-meeting, the March following, fifteen questions, in- 
volving alterations and amendments of the Constitution, 
were submitted to the people. They were all rejected, not 
one having two-thirds of the votes in its favor. 

The Azotes upon the several questions in Dublin were as 
follows. They were decided by polling the house : — 

Quest. 1. Do you approve of the Bill of Rights, as amended by 
the Convention? Yeas, 91; nays, 8. 

„ 2. Do you approve of a House of Representatives to be 
constituted and chosen, as provided in the amended 
Constitution? Yeas, 90; nays, 21. 

„ 3. Do you approve of a Senate to be constituted and chosen, 
as provided in the amended Constitution ? Yeas, 54 ; 
nays, 40. 

„ 4. Do you approve of the provision adopted by the Con- 
vention, on the subject of Governor and Lieutenant 
Governor? Yeas, 72; nays, 20. 

„ 5. Do you approve of the biennial elections of Governor, 
Lieutenant-Governor, and Legislature, and biennial 
sessions of the Legislature, as adopted by the Con- 
vention? Yeas, 5; nays, 114. 



228 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Quest. 6. Do you approve of the amendments proposed by the 
Convention, in relation to the election and appoint- 
ment of County Judges, Judges of Probate, and other 
public officers, and their terms of office ? Yeas, 50 ; 
nays, 40. 

7. Do you approve of the amendments proposed relating to 
Trial Justices and Courts, and their Jurisdiction ? 
Yeas, 96 ; nays, 12. 

8. Do you approve of the abolition of the religious test 
and property qualifications, as proposed in the amended 
Constitution? Yeas, 91; nays, 14. 

9. Do you approve of the mode of making future amend- 
ments to the Constitution, as proposed in the amended 
Constitution? Yeas, 83; nays, 12. 

10. Do you approve of the amendment, providing that the 
Judges of the Supi-eme Court and the Attorney-Gene- 
ral shall be elected by the people, and the tenure of 
their office? Yeas, 19 ; nays, 21. 

11. Do you approve of the amendment requiring the election 
of a Superintendent of Public Instruction, as provided 
in the amended Constitution ? Yeas, 75 ; nays, 20. 

12. Do you approve of the amendment requiring the election 
of a Commissioner of Agriculture, as provided in the 
amended Constitution? Yeas, 66; nays, 27. 

13. Do you approve of the amendment, provided in the 
amended Constitution for deciding all elections fcy a 
plurality vote? Yeas, 11 ; nays, 103. 

14. Do you approve of the amendment abolishing the Coun- 
cil? Yeas, 89; nays, 11. 

15. Do you approve of the other alterations and amend- 

ments, as made in the amended Constitution ? Yeas, 
69 ; nays, 8. 

As none of the above articles had two-thirds of the votes 
cast in favor, in the State, the convention proposed the fol- 
lowing amendments, to be accepted or rejected at the annual 
town-meeting, March, 1852: 1st, To abolish the property 
qualification ; 2d, To abolish the religious test ; 3d, To 
empower the legislature to originate amendments, and send 
them out to the people for acceptance or rejection. The 
first proposition was accepted by a two-thirds vote of the 
people, and the other two were rejected. The votes of 
Dublin were: for the first, yeas 81, nays 4; for the second, 
yeas 70, nays 14 ; and for the third, yeas 75, nays 4. 

It will be perceived, that, of the fifteen propositions which 
the convention sent forth, there was a two-thirds vote in 
Dublin for ten. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



229 



TOWN OFFICERS. 



1771. 

Thomas Morse, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Henry Strongman, ^ 
Benjamin Mason, \ Selectmen. 
Eli Morse, ) 



1772. 
Moses Adams, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Moses Adams, ^ Selectmen 

Eli Morse, > and 

Joseph Twitchel, ) Assessors. 



1773. 
Moses Adams, Moderator. 
Eli Morse, Town Clerk. 
Eli Morse, ^ 

Samuel Twitchel, V Selectmen. 
Reuben Morse, ) 



1774. 
Moses Adams, Moderator. 
Eli Morse, Town Clerk. 
Eli Morse, ^ 

Moses Adams, > Selectmen. 

Joseph Greenwood, ) 

1775. 
Moses Adams, Moderator. 
Eli Morse, Town Clerk. 
Eli Morse, ^ 

Moses Adams, > Selectmen. 

Joseph Greenwood, ) 

1776. 
Moses Adams, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, ") 
Simeon Bullard, > Selectmen. 

John Muzzey, ) 

1777. 
Eli Morse, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
John Muzzey, ^ 

S Selectmen. 



Reuben Morse, 
Simeon Bullard, 






1778. 
William Greenwood, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, ^ 
Eli Morse, > Selectmen. 

Reuben Morse, ) 

1779. 
Moses Adams, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, ^ 
Moses Adams, > Selectmen. 

Reuben Morse, ) 

1780. 
William Greenwood, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, "] 
Simeon Johnson, j 
Thaddeus Mason, S Selectmen. 
Ezra Twitchel, [ 

Simeon Bullard, J 

1781. 
Eli Morse, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, ~| 



Reuben Morse, 
Amos Emery, 
Eli Morse, 
Nathan Bixby, 



Selectmen. 



1782. 
Samuel Twitchel, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, ^ 

> Selectmen. 



Moses Adams, 
Reuben Morse, 






1783. 
Samuel Twitchel, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ) 

Joseph Hayward, \ Selectmen. 
Thaddeus Mason, ) 

1784. 
Eli Morse, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Joseph Greenwood, ) 
Amos Emery, > Selectmen. 

Thaddeus Mason, ) 



230 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



1785. 
Stephen Ames, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Stephen Ames, ^ 

Reuben Morse, S Selectmen. 

Joseph Greenwood, ) 



1786. 
Reuben INIorse, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ) 

John Muzzey, j. Selectmen. 

Benjamin Learned, ) 



1787. 
Benjamin Learned, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

John Morse, > Selectmen. 

Benjamin Learned, ) 



1788. 
David Elliot, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

David Elliot, > Selectmen. 

Samuel Twitchel, ) 



1789. 
John !Morse, ^loderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Tovra Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

Samuel Twitchel, > Selectmen. 
John Morse, ) 



1790. 
John !Morse, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

David Elliot, V Selectmen. 

John Morse, ) 

Reuben Morse, Representative for 
Dublin and Packersfield. 



1791. 
Samuel Twitchel, Moderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben ^lorse, ^ 

Andrew Allison, V Selectmen. 
Nathan Bixby, ) 



1792. 
John Morse, INIoderator. 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, \ 

John Morse, > Selectmen. 

Samuel Twitchel, ) 
Samuel Twitchel, Representative of 
Dublin and Packersfield. 

1793. 
Benjamin Learned, Moderator. 
James Emes, Town Clerk. 
Nathan Bixby, ^ 

Thaddeus Mason, V Selectmen. 
Alexander Emes, ) 
Samuel Twitchel, Representative. 

1794. 
Samuel Twitchell, Moderator. 
Andrew Allison, Town Clerk. 
Nathan Bixby, \ 

James Emes, > Selectmen. 

Silas Pierce, ) 

Samuel Twitchell, Representative. 

1795. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Andrew Allison, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ) 

Andrew Allison, > Selectmen. 
Isaac Appleton, j 

Thaddeus Mason, Representative. 

1796. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Andrew Allison, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ) 

Isaac Appleton, \ Selectmen. 

Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Thaddeus Mason, Representative. 

1797. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Andrew Allison, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

Isaac Appleton, V Selectmen. 

Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Thaddeus Mason, Representative. 

1798. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Mason, ) 
James Emes, > Selectmen. 

Isaac Appleton, ) 

John Morse, Representative. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



231 



1799. 
John :Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ) 

Isaac Appleton, > Selectmen. 

Thaddeus Morse, ) 
John JNIorse, Representative. 

1800. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

Isaac Appleton, S Selectmen. 

John Perry, ) 

Thaddeus Mason, Representative. 

1801. 
Andrew Allison, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Isaac Appleton, ^ 

John Morse, > Selectmen. 

John Perry, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1802. 
Andrew Allison, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Isaac Appleton, ^ 

Andrew Allison, > Selectmen. 
Thaddeus Mason, ) 
Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1803. 
John Morse, INIoderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Andrew Allison, \ 
Reuben Morse, > Selectmen. 

Isaac Appleton, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1804. 
John Snow, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Snow, ^ 

Samuel Hamilton, V Selectmen. 
Robert Muzzey, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1805. 
John ]\Iorse, ]\Ioderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Snow, ^ 

Samuel Hamilton, > Selectmen. 
John Muzzey, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 



1806. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Snow, ) 

Samuel Hamilton, > Selectmen. 
Robert Muzzey, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1807. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Reuben Morse, ^ 

Isaac Appleton, > Selectmen. 

Aaron Appleton, ) 
Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1808. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Samuel Hamilton, ^ 
Andrew Allison, > Selectmen. 

John Snow, ) 

Andrew Allison, Representative. 

1809. 
John Morse, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Morse, ^ 

Samuel Hamilton, > Selectmen. 
Ruggles Smith, ) 

John Morse, Representative. 

1810. 
Andrew Allison, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Samuel Hamilton, \ 
John Snow, > Selectmen. 

Samuel Fisk, ) 

Samuel Hamilton, Representative. 

1811. 

Isaac Appleton, Moderator. 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 

John Snow, ^ 

Samuel Hamilton, > Selectmen. 

Thaddeus Morse, ) 

Samuel Hamilton, Representative. 

1812. 
Isaac Appleton, IModerator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Isaac Appleton, > Selectmen. 

John Morse, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 



1813. 
Isaac Appleton, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Samuel Hamilton, ) 
Tliaddeus Morse, J. Selectmen. 
Ebenr. Richardson, ) 
Samuel Hamilton, Representative. 



1820. 
David Richardson, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Tago;art,jr., ^ 
Thaddeus Mason, jr., ^Selectmen. 
Samuel Adams, ) 

John Taggart, jun. , Representative. 



1814. 
Samuel Fisk, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Samuel Hamilton, ) 
Thaddeus Morse, > Selectmen. 
Ebenr. Richardson, ) 
Samuel Hamilton, Representative. 



1821. 
David Richardson, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Taggart, jun., ) 
Samuel Adams, > Selectmen. 

Rufus Piper, ) 

Joseph Appleton, Representative. 



1815. 
Samuel Fisk, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Ebenr. Richardson, > Selectmen. 
Moses Marshall, ) 
Samuel Hamilton, Representative. 

1816. 
David Richardson, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, ^ 
Whitcomb French, > Selectmen. 
John Crombie, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1817. 
David Richardson, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Isaac Appleton, ^ 

David Richardson, > Selectmen. 
Richard Strong, ) 

Isaac Appleton, Representative. 

1818. 
Moses ^Marshall, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Richard Strong, \ 

John Taggart, jr. , > Selectmen. 
Thaddeus Mason, jr., ) 
Andrew Allison, Representative. 

1819. 
David Richardson, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Richard Strong, S Selectmen. 

John Taggart, jun., ) 
Moses Marshall, Representative. 



1822. 
Zadock Chapman, ^loderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Taggart, jun., \ 
Samuel Adams, > Selectmen. 

Rufus Piper, ) 

Joseph Appleton, Representative. 

1823. 
David Richardson, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Taggart, jun., ^ 
Samuel Adams, > Selectmen. 

Rufus Piper, j 

i Joseph Appleton, Representative. 

I 1824. 

John Morse, 2d, Moderator. 
I Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 

John Taggart, jun., ^ 

Thaddeus Mason, 1 Selectmen. 

]\Ioses Corey, ) 

Joseph Appleton, Representative. 

1825. 
John INIorse, 2d, Moderator. 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk. 
John Taggart, jun., ) 
Samuel Adams, > Selectmen. 

Joseph Appleton, ) 
Joseph Appleton, Representative. 

1826. 
John Morse, 2d, Moderator 
Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk. 



John Taggart, jun., ^ 



Selectmen. 



Joseph Appleton, 

Jona. K. Smith, ) 

Joseph Appleton, Representative. 



234 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



1841. 
Rufus Piper, Moderator. 
Dexter INIason, Town Clerk. 
Lawson Belknap, ^ 
William Davis, J> Selectmen . 

Phinehas Gleason, ) 
Calvin Mason, Representative. 

1842. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Dexter Mason, Town Clerk. 
Jona. K. Smith, ^ 

Samuel Allison, > Selectmen. 

Jacob Gleason, j 

Calvin Mason, Representative. 

1843. 
Rufus Piper, Moderator. 
Asa Heald, Town Clerk. 
Jona. K. Smith, '\ 

Samuel Allison, > Selectmen. 

Jacob Gleason, j 

Moses Marshall, Representative. 

1844. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Asa Heald, Town Clerk. 
Jona. K. Smith, '\ 
Samuel Allison, > Selectmen. 

Dexter Derby, ) 

Moses Marshall, Representative. 

1845. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Asa Heald, Town Clerk. 
Jona. K. Smith, ^ 
Dexter Derby, \ Selectmen. 

Calvin Mason, ) 

Moses Marshall, Representative. 

1846. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Calvin Mason, ^ 

Hervey Learned, > Selectmen. 
Cyrus Frost, ) 

Moses Marshall, Representative. 

1847. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Calvin Mason, ) 

Cyrus Frost, > Selectmen. 

Ephraim Foster, ) 
Thomas Fisk, Representative. 



1848. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Cyrus Frost, J 

Ephraim Foster, > Selectmen. 

Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Cyrus Frost, Representative. 

1849. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
E. Foster, \ 

Thaddeus Morse, i Selectmen. 
Levi Willard, ) 

Cyrus Frost, Representative. 

1850. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, ^ 
Levi Willard, > Selectmen. 

Phinehas Gleason, ) 
Jacob Gleason, Representative. 

1851. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, ) 
Ephraim Foster, > Selectmen. 
Asa Heald, ) 

Jacob Gleason, Representative. 

1852. 
Dexter Derby, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Thaddeus Morse, \ 
Ephraim Foster, > Selectmen. 
Asa Heald, ) 

Lovell Harris, Representative. 

1853. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Asa Heald, \ 

Dexter Mason, > Selectmen. 

Aaron Smith, ) 

Thaddeus Morse, Representative. 

1854. 
Thomas Fisk, Moderator. 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk. 
Dexter Mason, ^ 

Aaron Smith, > Selectmen. 

Joseph Perry, ) 

Thaddeus Morse, Representative. 



HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 



235 



The persons who have officiated as Town Treasurers are 
Joseph Twitchell, Eli Morse, Joseph Greenwood, Eeuben 
Morse, John Morse, Thaddeus Morse, Cyrus Chamberlain, 
Benjamin Perry, Cyrus Piper, Curtis Smith, Joseph Thurs- 
ton, Ebenezer Greenwood, and Joseph Perry. 

From 1794 to 1813, and from 1826 to 1832, the chair- 
man of the selectmen officiated as Treasurer. 



PRESIDENT. 



1784. 


George Atkinson t 


15 




Meshech Weare . 


2 


1785. 


John Langdon . 


28 


1786. 


John Langdon * . 


27 


1787. 


John Langdon . 


28 


1788. 


John Langdon . 


31 




Josiah Bartlett * . 


1 




John SulUvan * . 


1 


1789. 


John SulHvan 


15 




Josiah Bartlett * 


2 


1790. 


John Pickering t 


18 


1791. 


Josiah Bartlett . 


26 


1792. 


Josiah Bartlett . 


23 



VOTES FOR CHIEF MAGISTRATE. 

The Chief Magistrates of New Hampshire were styled 
" President " from 1716 to 1793, when, on a revision of the 
Constitution, the title " Governor " was adopted. Meshech 
"Weare was President from 1776 to 1784, inclusive. The 
names with a * were not elected in that year ; and with a f, 
never elected. 

VOTES. 

1800. John Taylor Gilman 50 
John Langdon * . . 1 

1801. John Taylor Gilman 68 
Timothy Farrar f • 4 

1802. John Taylor Gilman 79 
John Langdon * . . 27 

1803. John Taylor Gilman 75 
John Langdon * . . 27 

1804. John Taylor Gilman 83 
John Langdon * . . 41 

1805. John Taylor Gilman* 126 
John Langdon . . 56 

1806. Timothy Farrar f . 55 
John Langdon . . 48 
Jeremiah Smith* . 10 

1807. Jeremiah Smith * . 50 
John Landon ... 44 
Timothy Farrar f • 6 

1808. Jeremiah Smith* . 36 
John Langdon . . 46 
Timothy Farrar f • 13 

Scattering ... 2 

1809. Jeremiah Smith . .115 
John Langdon * . . 48 

1810. Jeremiah Smith * . 126 
John Langdon . . 69 

1811. Jeremiah Smith * . 123 
John Langdon . . 74 

1812. John Taylor Gilman* 114 
William Plumer . . 67 



1793. 
1794. 

1795. 
1796. 

1797. 

1798. 

- ■' <•■ 



Josiah Bartlett . . 
John Taylor Gilman 
John Langdon * . . 
John Taylor Gilman 
John Taylor Gilman 
John Prentice t • • 
John Taylor Gilman 
Scattering . . . 
John Taylor Gilman 
Oliver Peabody t • 
John Taylor Gilman 
Oliver Peabody t • 



32 
45 

7 
43 
28 
13 
29 

2 
32 
18 
30 

1 



236 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



1813. 


John Taylor Gilraan 


150 


1835. 


Joseph Healy f • • 


147 




William Plumer* . 


55 




William Badger . . 


58 


1814 


John Taylox" Gilman 


161 


1836 


George SuUivan t • 


112 




William Plumer * . 


59 




Isaac Hill . . . . 


55 


1815 


John Taylor Gilman 


151 


1837. 


George Sullivan t • 


54 




William Plumer * . 


02 




Isaac Hill . . . 


29 


1816 


James Sheafe f • • 


1G5 




John Page * . . . 


1 




William Plumer 


09 


1838. 


James Wilson f . . 


170 


1817 


Jeremiah Mason f . 


109 




Isaac Hill . . . . 


70 




William Plumer. . 


06 


1839. 


James Wilson f . . 


165 


1818 


Jeremiah Mason f . 


132 




John Page . . . 


72 




William Plumer . 


74 


1840. 


Enos Stevens f . . 


148 


1819 


William Hale f • • 


95 




John Page . . . 


66 




Samuel Bell . . . 


41 




George Kent f . • 


4 


1820 


Levi Jackson f • • 


57 


1841. 


Enos Stevens f . . 


143 




Samuel Bell . . . 


49 




John Page . . . 


60 


1821. 


Levi Jackson f • • 


86 




Daniel Hoit f . • 


8 




Samuel Bell . . . 


57 


1842. 


Enos Stevens t • • 


93 


1822 


Samuel Bell . . . 


98 




Henry Hubbard . . 


57 




Scattering . , . 


2 




John H. White f • 


22 


1823. 


Levi Woodbury . . 


116 




Daniel Hoit f • • 


1^ 




Samuel Dinsmoor * 


41 


1843. 


Anthony Colby * . 


111 


1824. 


Jeremiah Smith * . 


121 




Henry Hubbard 


29 




David L, Morril 


38 




John H. White f • 


7 




Levi Woodbury * . 


8 




Daniel Hoit f • • 


12 




Jeremiah Mason f . 


1 


1844. 


Anthony Colby * 


127 


1825. 


David L. Morril 


160 




John H. Steele . . 


51 




Levi Woodbury * . 


1 




John H. White f • 


1 


1826. 


David L. Morril 


128 




Daniel Hoit t . • 


15 




Benjamin Pierce * . 


20 


1845. 


Anthony Colby * 


104 




Jeremiah Mason f . 


1 




John H. Steele . . 


38 


1827. 


David L. Morril * . 


20 




Daniel Hoit f • • 


21 




Benjamin Pierce 


73 




Scattering . . 


2 




Isaac Hill* . . . 


3 


1846. 


Anthony Colby, 


133 


1828. 


John Bell . . . . 


150 




Jared W. Williams * 


50 




Benjamin Pierce * . 


24 




Nathaniel S. Berry f 


19 


1829. 


John Bell* . . . 


158 


1847. 


Anthony Colby* . 


130 




Benjamin Pierce . 


44 




Jared W. Williams 


54 


1830. 


Timothy Upham f . 


159 




Nathaniel S. Berry f 


39 




Matthew Harvey . 


44 


1848. 


Nathaniel S. Berry f 


173 


1831. 


Ichabod Bartlett f • 


158 




Jared W. Williams . 


51 




Samuel Dinsmoor . 


52 




Anthony Colby * 


1 


1832. 


Ichabod Bartlett t . 


137 


1849. 


Levi Chamberlain! 


106 




Samuel Dinsmoor . 


50 




Nathaniel S. Berry f 


64 


1833. 


Samuel Dinsmoor . 


108 




Samuel Dinsmoor . 


44 




Arthur Livermore f 


14 


1850. 


Levi Chamberlain f 


92 




Scattering . . . 


2 




Nathaniels. Berry t 


51 


1834. 


William Badger 
Joseph Healy t • • 


31 




Samuel Dinsmoor . 


41 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



237 



100 


1853. 


James Bell f • • 


88 


61 




John H. White f 


61 


40 




Noah Martin . . 


55 


1 


1854. 


Jared Perkins f . 


77 


90 




James Bell f • - 


56 


62 




Nathaniel B. Baker 


47 


52 









1851. Thomas E. Sawyer t 
John Atwood f • ■. 
Samuel Dinsmoor . 
Nathaniel S. Berry f 

1852. Thomas E. Sawyer t 
John Atwood f • • 
Noah Martin . . 



From the small number of votes cast for chief magistrate 
during many years after a State Constitution was adopted, 
it would appear as if little interest was felt in the election 
of that officer. In 1793, the whole number of voters must 
have exceeded two hundred ; but the votes for governor were 
only thirty-two. The number of voters in New Hampshire 
is larger than the number of ratable polls ; for men, who are 
seventy years of age and upwards, are legal voters, but are 
not required to pay a poll-tax. The number of ratable polls 
in Dublin, as shown by the record of invoice and taxes, was, 
for the years prefixed, as follows : — 



TEARS. 

1793 
1794 
1795 
1796 
1797 
1798 
1799 
1800 
1802 
1805 
1810 
1812 
1815 



POLLS. 

200 
199 
200 
187 
190 
185 
173 
183 
182 
192 
202 
219 
224 



TEARS. 

1817 
1819 
1820 
1825 
1827 
1830 
1835 
1838 
1840 
1842 
1845 
1846 



POLLS. 

220 
227 
232 
224 
231 
235 
237 
232 
234 
235 
229 
231 



The annual town-meeting in New Hampshire comes at 
an unfavorable season for the attendance of old people, and 
persons in feeble health. The largest vote ever cast in 
Dublin for governor was in 1838 ; James Wilson and Isaac 
Hill being candidates. The day was warm and pleasant, 
and few persons able to leave home were absent. 



VALUATION. TAXES. 



The valuation of the personal and real estate, taken an- 
nually by the selectmen for the purpose of taxation, has 
varied from time to time ; but, for want of necessary docu- 



238 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 



ments, the yearly summaries cannot be given. A plan of 
the east-half of the town has been found, containing the 
selectmen's appraisal of the several lots that were consid- 
ered as of any value. This plan must have been made as 
early as 1778. We have found another plan, dated 1798, 
which contains the appraisal of the whole town. 

We give the valuation of the lots on the fifth and sixth 
ranges, for both years, beginning at the twelfth lot : — 



Range 5, Lots 12 



18 19 20 21 



1798 



£60 66 150 83 160 80 60 80 Q6 85 120 



Range 6, Lots 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

1778 . . £72 15 70 40 - 84 36 42 30 24 30 
1798 . . £160 70 75 100 - 126 83 60 70 70 60 



The whole amount of appraisal in 1798 was £15,261, or 
$50,870.00. The amount in each of the ranges was as 
follows : — 



Range 1. 
» 2. 
„ 3. 
„ 4. 
„ 5. 



£1203, or $4010.00 

1308, or 4360.00 

1597, or 5323.331- 

1548, or 5160.00 

1972, or 6573.33^ 



Range 6. £1949, or $6496.66f 

„ 7. 1299, or 4330.00 

„ 8. 1586, or 5286.66| 

„ 9. 1736, or 5786.66f 

„ 10. 1063, or 3543.33| 



In 1833, the real estate in Dublin was appraised at 
$201,692.00. In 1837, the summaries of the invoice, as 
taken by the selectmen, were as follows : — 



Total amount of real estate 

» „ „ mills • • •_ 

„ „ „ factory buildings 

„ „ „ stock in trade and machinery . 

„ „ „ carriages , 

Horses four years old and upwards 224, appraised 

„ two and three years old . 85, 
Oxen four years old and upwards 283, 
Cows „ „ „ „ „ 624, 

Stock two and three years old . 502, 

Sheep 2,740, 

Money at interest 



Total amount of appraisal 
229 polls, at $1.50 each . . . 



$244,943.00 
3,100.00 
9,000.00 
6,015.00 
1,713.00 

10,375.00 
2,428.00 

11,138.00 

14,406.00 
7,828.00 
7,154.00 

37,720.00 

$355,820.00 
$343.50 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



239 



In 1852, an inventory of property in Dublin for 1851— 
1852, was printed by the legislature, with that of other 
towns. The following items are taken from that docu- 
ment : — 



Number atid Value of Polls. 

1851. 246 ... . $73,800 

1852. 262 ... . 62,880 

Number and Value of Horses. 

1851. 200 ... . $9,399 

1852. 206 ... . 10,770 

Number and Value of Neat StocJi, 

1851. 1406 .... $26,379 

1852. 1349 .... 28,554 

Number and Value of Sheep. 

1851. 1973 .... $3,308 

1852. 2191 .... 3,940 



Value of Carriages. 



1851. 
1852. 



^300 
330 



Money at Interest, on Hand or Deposit. 

1851 $68,015 

1852 71,971 

Stock in Trade. 

1851 $9,810 

1852 9,980 

Value of Mills and Carding Machines. 

1851 ". $19,500 

1852 26,100 

Anioimt of Inventory. 

1851. ..... $439,401 

1852 454,472 

Amount exclusive of Value of Polls. 

1851 $365,601 

1852 391,592 



The proportion of state-taxes in every thousand dollars, 
which Dublin has been required to pay, has varied at the 
several occasions on which the apportionment was made. 
Since 1816, our proportion has been growing less, not be- 
cause Dublin has decreased in wealth, but because other 
towns have increased in larger measure. The following is 
the state-valuations from 1816 to 1852: — 



1816 
1820 
1824 
1832 
1836 



$5.66 
5.11 
5.11 
5.09 
5.10 



1840 
1844 
1848 
1852 



$4.67 
4.46 
4.04 
3.97 



It may be a matter of interest for some persons to know 
the amount of money, voted in each year, from 1771 to 
1854:, for the usual purposes of taxation : — 



Note. — There was deposited in the Cheshire Institution for Savings, April 1, 
1852, thirty-three thousand three hundred and fifty-eight dollars, by persons belong- 
ing to Dublin; of which sixteen thousand five hundred and thirty-eight dollars were 
the deposits of females. 



240 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 





Town 


High- 


Schoo 


■ 


Charges 


ways. 




1771. 


£3 


£8 




1772. 


6 


24 




1773. 


6 


20 


£4 


1774. 


6 


30 


6 


1775. 


6 


30 


6 


1776. 


50 


30 


6 


1777. 


50 


30 


6 


1778. 


100 


200 


14 


1779. 


400 


400 


100 


1780. 


3000 


1600 


100 


1781. 


2000 2000 


100 



1782. 


30 


30 


8 


1783. 


50 


30 


8 


1784. 


60 


15 


8 


1785. 


40 


30 


8 


1786. 


30 


90 


8 


1787. 


60 


100 


50 


1788. 


50 


120 


50 


1789. 


60 


100 


50 


1790. 


70 


100 


50 


1791. 


70 


100 


45 


1792. 


70 


100 


50 


1793. 


40 


100 


60 


1794. 


70 


100 


50 


1795. 


120 


120 


60 


1796. 


60 


120 


80 


1797. 


00 


$400 


80 


1798. 


90 


400 


$300 


1799. 


$300 


510 


300 


1800. 


480 


400 


200 


1801. 


200 


410 


200 


1802. 


250 


500 


300 


1803. 


400 


845 


300 


1804. 


300 


800 


300 


1805. 


600 1000 


450 


1806. 


800 


800 


450 


1807. 


1000 


800 


450 


1808. 


400 


600 


450 


1809. 


700 


800 


450 


1810. 


600 


800 


450 


1811. 


700 


800 


450 



For clearing minister lot .... £6 

To clear and fence public land . . 24 13 6 

To clear 12 acres for Joseph Farrar . 27 

To purchase ammunition .... 12 

To repair the great bridge .... 10 

To purchase ammunition .... 18 

In addition to interest-money. 

Voted to Mr. Sprague .... 1060 

Voted that collectors should not col- 
lect the town-tax in old continental 
money ; that the town-tax should 
be paid in rye at $3 per bushel, or 
in hard money, as the selectmen 
shall order. 



To build school-houses 150 

Voted to sink £30 of the outstanding 
taxes that are in poor peoples' hands. 

Voted to layout £40 on the great road. 
Voted £45 for two school-houses. 



Voted to divide school-money into 
eight parts, according to number of 
school-houses. 



Voted to let Mrs. Puffer live in town- 
house, with two of her children. 

To assist Benjamin Wiley to remove 

from town $25.00 



Voted to fence the burial-field. 
Voted to provide a hearse. 

Voted to accept of a company of gren- 
adiers. 

Voted a stand of colors to grenadier 
company. 

Voted to exempt Rev. E. Sprague'a 
property from taxation. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



241 



^-- s?,. 


High- 
ways. 


Schools. 


Incidentala. 




1812. $300 $800 $450 






1813. 300 


800 


450 






1814. 600 


800 


450 






1815. 700 


800 


450 






1816. 800 


800 


450 






1817. 900 


800 


450 






1818. 2000 


800 


450 


To procure preaching 


$200 00 


1819. 500 


800 


450 





300.00 


1820. 1000 


800 




What the law required. 




1821. 2000 


800 


459.90 




1822. 1300 


800 




Interest of school-funds appropriated. 




1823. 1300 


800 




55 5» 




1824. 1200 


1000 








1825. 800 


800 




)5 




1826. 400 


800 


900 






1827. 900 


1200 


700 


One-half of school-money equally 
among districts ; one-half do. accord- 
ing to No. of scholars in each district. 




1828. 900 1200 


1000 






1829. 900 


1000 


900 


Voted for a singing-school .... 


$50.00 


1830. 1150 


800 


900 


Voted for improving the common (it was 
never applied) 


25.00 


1831. 1200 1100 


900 






1832. 1.300 


800 


900 


From literary fund for schools . . . 


200 00 


1833. 2000 


800 


680 


For schools, voted proceeds of school- 
. funds, and no more. 




1834. 2000 


800 


680 


51 




1835. 1500 


800 


680 


M 




1836. 1600 


900 


680 


Voted to raise in addition to proceeds 
of school-funds 


200.00 


1837. 2000 


900 


800 




200.00 


1838. 1500 


800 


800 






1839. 2000 


900 


900 






1840. 2000 


800 


900 






1841. 2500 


1000 


900 






1842. 2500 


900 


900 






1843. 2000 


900 


900 






1844. 2000 


900 


800 






1845. 800 


900 


900 






1846. 900 


900 


900 






1847. 1200 1200 


900 


Literary fund included 


42.15 


1848. 1100 


1200 


900 


,, 


46.96 


1849. 1400 


1200 


1000 


Literary fund to be added 


45.34 


1850. 1500 


1200 1000 


») 




1851. 2300 


1200 1000* 






1852. 2300 1200 


1000 






1853. 2000 


1200 


1000 


51 


60.82 


1854. 2000 


1200 1000 


" " " " 





* Voted to purchase ten copies of Worcester's large Dictionary, and to place a 
copy in each school-room for the use of teacher and pupils. 



%^Z HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

In the amounts raised in 1778, and in the three following 
years, we perceive the effect of the depreciation of the 
currency in which the appropriations were at that time 
reckoned. In after years, the sums are put down in 
lawful money, till dollars and cents became the usual reck- 
oning. The old tenor currency was used in the early days 
of the town, of which one hundred pounds were equal to 
£13. 65. 8^., or forty-five shillings equal to one dollar. 

The making of new roads has been a chief source of ex- 
pense to the town of Dublin. The first roads were made, 
in most instances, on the lines of lots ; and, of course, many 
expensive alterations have been required in subsequent 
years. Seldom has there been a town-meeting since the 
date of incorporation, when roads were not a topic of discus- 
sion, and frequently sharp contests have arisen between the 
advocates and opposers of new roads. A full, or even a 
partial, history of roads in Dublin would require more time 
and labor than we are able to bestow ; and many persons 
would say, probably, that the value was far below the cost. 

SURPLUS REVENUE. 

At a town-meeting, November 1, 1836, it was " voted 
that the legally qualified voters of Dublin highly approve 
of the Act of Congress of the last session for distributing 
the surplus revenue among the several States ; and that our 
representative. Captain E-ichard Strong, be instructed to 
use his influence in the State Legislature to procure the 
acceptance by the legislature of the amount which will 
rightfully belong to this State." At the next session of the 
legislature, an act was passed providing for the disposition 
of said revenue ; and Richard Strong was chosen in 1837 
the agent of Dublin to receive the same, and "loan it to 
persons in town in sums not exceeding eight hundred dol- 
lars, nor less than one hundred dollars, to any one person." 

PAUPERISM. 

The care of the town's poor, whether supported by the 
lowest bidder, or placed by the selectmen in such families 
as were willing to take them for a reasonable compensation, 
was ever a source of perplexity, and sometimes of dissatis- 
faction. The selectmen of New Hampshire are overseers of 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 248 

the poor ex officio, when no person is specially chosen for 
the purpose. It is their duty to see that paupers are duly 
provided for; and, if they deem it expedient, they can re- 
move the poor from one place to another. This was the 
case when paupers were disposed of by " venduing them," 
as is described in the Address. But it was difficult to find 
a suitable place for a whole family ; and occasionally a family, 
when furnished with a habitation, could do much toward 
their own support. The town, therefore, in 1786, erected 
a house on lot 10, range 4, and granted to Jabez Puffer and 
his family the privilege of occupying it. It was called, 
not the alms-house, but the town-house. It was occupied 
during many years by John Paine and family. He removed 
to the state of Maine in 1823, and the land was sold in that 
year. 

At the annual meeting, 1837, the town ''voted to take 
measures to purchase a farm on which to support the town- 
paupers." For purchasing said farm, Moses Corey, Richard 
Strong, and Samuel Derby, were chosen a committee ; and 
they bought the farm of Joshua Flint, situated on lot 4, 
range 10. In 1838, " Jonathan K. fSmith was chosen over- 
seer of the poor, with power to stock the farm and procure 
help to carry it on." In 1839, the town "voted that the 
agent appointed to receive and take charge of the surplus 
revenue, deposited with this town, be instructed to take so 
much of said money as will pay for the Poor Farm, and 
appropriate it for that purpose." The buildings on the farm 
were repaired, some additions were made, and, by a vote of 
the town, the alms-house was, in accordance with a law 
of the State, established as a house of correction ; and 
a portion of it was prepared and appropriated for such a 
purpose. 

SCHOOL AND MINISTERIAL FUNDS. 

The several lots of land, which the original proprietors of 
Dublin reserved for the support of schools and the ministry, 
were sold by the town at different periods, as appears from a 
report made to the town at a meeting, June 5, 1820. We 
give the report as contained in the record of the meeting 
above named : — 

" "We, the undersigned, a committee appointed to ascertain the 
sums arising from the sales of public lands, as sold by the town of 
Dublin, find — 



244 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



The ministry land, lot No. 6, in the 4th range, sold May 9, 1782, for the 

sum of $433.33 

Lot No. 22, in the 5th range, sold Nor. 27, 1777, for 333.33 

Lot No. 13, in the 9th range, sold Oct. 27, 1777, for 673.34 

1,440.00 
Interest from May 12, 1801, to June 5, 1820 1,647.12 

Total amount of ministry money $3,087.12 

School land, | of lot No. 10, in the 4th range, sold June, 1815, for . . . $916.15 

Lot No. 22, in the 4th range, sold Oct. 27, 1777, for 403.33 

Lot No. 8, in the 8th range, sold May 18, 1782, for 206.67 

Amount of school-money $1,576.15 

"John Crombie, ) ^ 

rri i\r I Committee. 

Thaddeus Morse, j 

"June 5, 1820." 

The foregoing statement was laid before tlie town at a 
legal meeting held the fifth day of June, 1820, at which 
time it was accepted by the town. At the same meeting, 
the town " voted that the interest of the above sums should 
be appropriated agreeably to the charter of said town." 

According to a- statement made in 1852 by Cyrus Piper, 
at that time one of the agents of the town for managing its 
funds, the fund for the support of schools was eleven thou- 
sand three hundred twenty-eight dollars and ninety-six 
cents, the greater part of which was given to the town by 
Rev. E. Sprague. 

Respecting the five thousand dollars bequeathed to the 
town by Mr. Sprague, the town voted, June 5, 1820, " That 
the First Congregational Society in the town of Dublin take 
the charge of, with power to control, the five thousand dol- 
lars bequeathed to said town by the late Rev. Edward 
Sprague, for the support of the ministry in said town, and 
to make use of and apply the interest of the same agreeably 
to the tenor of said Sprague's last will and testament." 

At the same meeting the following vote was passed : — 
"Voted that the interest of the money raised from the 
sales of ministerial and school lands, shall be appropriated 
agreeably to the charter of said town." 

The interest of the ministerial land-fund was given at 
this time, and till the year 1842 to the First Congregational 
Society, when it was divided among the three religious socie- 
ties in town by a committee chosen for the purpose. The 
committee were Thaddeus Morse, Augustine Wood, and 
Levi Willard, who were directed to divide said interest 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 245 

" among the several religious societies in town, according to 
their valuation in the assessment of public taxes." 

With regard to the management of the property be- 
queathed to the town by Mr. Sprague, three agents, Dr. 
Moses Kidder, Thaddeus Morse, Esq., and Mr. David 
Townsend, were chosen, Feb. 2, 1819, to take possession of 
the estate ; and the town " voted to ratify, allow, and make 
firm in law, all the doings of said agents, done in their 
capacity in behalf of said town." Dr. Kidder removed to 
Ashby, Mass., in 1820 ; and the town refused to choose an 
agent in his place. In 1823, Richard Strong was chosen 
agent instead of David Townsend. Thaddeus Morse was 
retained in the office of agent till 1842, a period of twenty- 
three years, when he resigned. Richard Strong resigned in 
1847, having served twenty-four years. Thomas Fisk was 
chosen in the place of Thaddeus Morse, and Cyrus Piper 
in place of Richard Strong. Thomas Fisk and Rufus Piper 
are the present agents. Since the funding of Mr. Sprague's 
bequests, and of the school and ministerial land-sales, these 
agents have had the management of all the funds which be- 
long to the town. In 1843, the First Congregational Society 
appointed Thomas Fisk as agent, in connection with Richard 
Strong, to manage its funds. The funded property of Dub- 
lin is not invested in stocks, but loaned to individuals on 
what is deemed good security. It has been judiciously man- 
aged. No loss is known, to have been incurred. 

POST OFFICE. MAIL STAGE. 

A post-office was established in Dublin in 1813 or '14, 
and Cyrus Chamberlain was appointed postmaster. He held 
the office till 1835, when he removed from town. The route 
was from Brattleborough, Vt., to Portsmouth, N. H., tlirough 
Keene, Peterborough, Amherst, and Exeter, a distance of 
ninety-five miles. The mail was carried each way once a 
week in a one-horse wagon. It was carried many years by 
Mr. Gibbs and his son Asa Gibbs. The former was killed 
by falling with his wagon from a bridge in the village of 
Peterborough. i\-sa Heald succeeded Mr. Chamberlain as 
postmaster, and remained in office till 1849, when Ebene- 
zer Greenwood was appointed in his place. Asa Heald was 
re-appointed in 1853. 

A stage with four horses began to run from Brattlebo- 



246 HISTOKY OF DUBLIN, 

rough to Nashua in 1828. The proprietors were George 
W. Center and I. Newton Cunningham of Peterborough. 
This stage passed, at first, each way every other day, and 
carried the mail. It was established afterwards each way 
every day. This arrangement, however, was not found profi- 
table for the department, and was discontinued after two or 
three years. A stage has since run, carrying the mail, each 
way every other day. Peterborough, six miles east from 
Dublin, has a mail from Boston every day. A stage passes, 
with a mail, from Peterborough through Harrisville to Mun- 
sonville in Nelson, every other day, returning the next 
day. The postmaster at Harrisville is C. C. P. Harris. 

A post-office in Potters ville was established in 1850. 
The route is from Marlborough to Harrisville. The first 
postmaster was Aaron Smith; and the next, Osgood N. Eus- 
sell. The present postmaster is Eev. Lyman Culver. 



SCHOOLS. SCHOOL HOUSES. 

Respecting the education of the Scotch-Irish who first 
settled in Dublin, we have no definite information. As they 
were Protestants, and came from the north of Ireland, it may 
be presumed that they had had the advantage of such schools 
or instruction as that part of the country afforded. John 
Alexander, it has been said, was unable to read. Henry 
Strongman, who was the only one that remained till the 
town was incorporated, was a prominent man in managing 
the municipal affairs ; and his literary qualifications appear to 
have been sufficient for the purpose. 

Those settlers that came from Sherborn and its vicinity 
received their education in such common schools as were 
then maintained in their respective towns. Some of them 
are reported to have said that their privilege of attending 
school was confined to a few short terms, but that these 
were well improved, and not only so, but the hours of lei' 
sure at home were well improved also. Although no 
appropriation of money for schools was made by the town 
till the year 1773, yet it cannot be supposed that some 
means were not used for the instruction of children and 
youth, either at home by parents, or in neighborhoods by 
private teachers. The sum first granted, four pounds, " to 
keep a woman's school in three parts of the town," seems 
to us of the present day altogether inadequate for such an 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 247 

object. Four pounds, equal to thirteen dollars and thirty- 
three cents, would give to each school only four dollars and 
forty-four cents. But if the board of the teacher was paid by 
the town, or by the parents of the children, and a room pro- 
vided and furnished without charge, then the four dollars 
and forty-four cents would give ten weeks' schooling, pro- 
vided the teachers received for wages only forty-four cents 
per week ; and it is known, that, even after this date, female 
teachers received no more. In what parts of the town, or 
by whom, the said three schools were kept, is not known. 
For the three years succeeding 1T73, six pounds, or twenty 
dollars, were granted for schools ; but, in 1777, no money 
was raised for that object, and, if schools were kept, they 
were supported by private subscription. Owing to the pres- 
sure of the times, a project was entertained to sell the school- 
lands ; and a vote to that effect was passed, but the lands 
were not sold. No attempt was made to erect school-houses 
till 1778, when it was voted to build two school-houses ; one 
in the east, and one in the west, part of the town. Commit- 
tees were chosen to build said school-houses : for the north- 
west part of the town, Moses Adams, Reuben Morse, and 
Eli Greenwood; and, for the east part, William Greenwood, 
Simeon Johnson, and Oliver Wright. There is no record 
showing that these houses were ever built. 

In 1779, the vote of the town was " to raise one hundred 
pounds for a school the present year." This sum must have 
been reckoned in continental money, of which, at that time, 
it took five pounds and six shillings to make one dollar. 
The salary voted to Mr. Sprague in this year was £1060; 
which sum, at the above rate, would amount to $200, his 
stipulated salary. The sum raised for schools, therefore, 
was $19.80. In 1780, granting money for a school was left 
to selectmen, "to assess what they think proper." In 1781, 
no money for a school was granted ; but, in 1782, the town 
voted to raise eight pounds, or $26.67, and the selectmen 
were directed " to divide the town into five parts for school- 
ing, and give each part their proportion of the school-money, 
and each part shall lay out their money within the year in 
such schooling as they think best." 

In 1783, no money was granted for schooling ; but it was 
*' voted to have the money, which the town have at interest, 
lay for the support of a school." In 1784, no money was 
raised ; but it was " voted, Dec. 17, to build seven school- 



248 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

housen at the cost of the toAvn." A committee "to divide 
the town into districts " was chosen, consisting of Stephen 
Ames, Moses Adams, Benjamin Learned, Eeuben Morse, 
Ivory Perry, John Morse, and Ebenezer Twitchell ; and it 
was " voted that the said committee pitch upon the places 
for each school-house, provided the district can't agree, and 
also say how big each school-house shall be, and make report 
to the town at their next meeting on adjournment." At the 
adjourned meeting, Jan. 10, the town "voted to have 
another district, and chose Ezra Twitchell to join the com- 
mittee for dividing the town into districts." At an ad- 
journed meeting, Jan. 31, "Voted to reconsider the vote for 
the eighth district. Voted to divide the middle district at 
the meeting-house, the east part, as far- as James Houghton's, 
to make a district. Voted to accept of the rest of the dis- 
tricts as the committee has laid them out. Then chose com- 
mittees to build the school-housen : chose Joseph Green- 
wood, James Rollins, Joshua Greenwood, for the street ; 
John Muzzy, Capt. Moses Adams, Eli Greenwood, for the 
north-west school-house ; Reuben Morse, Thaddeus Mason, 
Joshua Twitchell, for the north ; Ivory Perry, Richard Gil- 
christ, Joshua Stanley, for the south-east ; Joseph Twitchell, 
Simeon Bullard, Nathan Bixby, for the south-west ; David 
Townsend, jun., Amos Emery, Ebenezer Twitchell, for the 
north-east ; John Morse, Thomas Wakefield, and Samuel 
Williams, for the south-west school-house." 

In October, 1785, the town " voted to grant one hundred 
and fifty pounds, to be assessed and divided into seven equal 
parts, and a list thereof committed to each committee that 
was chosen to build the school-housen ; and they shall give 
each man liberty to work or find stuff for said housen to pay 
his rate ; and, if any person neglect or refuse to do his pro- 
portion, the committee shall return his list to the selectmen, 
and the selectmen shall give the list of such delinquent to 
the constable to collect, and the money shall be paid into the 
respective districts where it belongs." 

It was not easy to satisfy the people of some of the 
districts with the location of their school-houses. At a 
town-meeting, March, 1786, it was voted "to build a 
school-house by the meeting-house ; to set the school-house 
(proposed to be set by Josiah Greenwood's) between Rich- 
ard Strongman's and John Stone's ; to set the north-east 
school-house near Gardner Town's, at the place staked out 



HISTOKY OF DUBLIN. 249 

by tlie committee ; to set a school-house by Gershom Twitch- 
ell's, jun. ; to accept of the place for a school-house near 
Ebenezer Emes's ; to set a school-house by Mr. Rowel's ; to 
set a school-house on the road between Capt. Adams's and 
Ezra Morse's, at the crotch of the roads turning to Packers- 
field, on said Adams's land." " Chose Deacon Eli Morse 
to take care and see to the building of the school-house by 
the meeting-house." 

The people who lived on the east side of the hill suc- 
ceeded in preventing the building of a school-house by the 
meeting-house. Their cliildren, in order to reach it, would 
have been obliged to pass over the hill ; and a house was 
erected near Moses Greenwood's. There was opposition 
also to the location of a school-house west of Capt. Adams's; 
and, although money had been collected for building the 
same, yet the west part of the district had sufficient influ- 
ence to cause the erection to be postponed; and, in 1791, 
the town voted that said house should be built " on the road 
between Ezra Morse's and Mr. Hale's, near the line between 
their lots." This vote was reconsidered at an adjourned 
meeting ; and the contest was not ended till September, 
1792, when the town " voted forty-five pounds to build two 
school-housen in the north-west part of the town, including 
what John Muzzy has in his hands for building a school- 
house." The said houses were to be located, one west of 
Eli Greenwood's, and the other between Joshua Earnum's 
and Andrew Allison's. 

The house near Moses Greenwood's, voted to be built in 
1778, was not finished and accepted till March 13, 1792, 
when Joseph Greenwood's account for building said house 
was allowed (£32. 3. 11., or .f 107.27). 

At the town-meeting of March, 1794, the contest for a 
school-house in the middle of the town was renewed, and 
the following votes were passed : " Voted to build a school- 
house near the middle of the town. Voted to move the 
school-house that stands at Moses Greenwood's. Voted that 
the school-house by Moses Greenwood's be moved down to 
the road below Drury Morse's, that comes from Francis 
Appleton's. Voted that the selectmen move the school- 
house that is by Moses Greenwood's, in the way they think 
best. Voted that the school-house that is to be built in the 
middle of the town be vendued to the lowest bidder by 
the selectmen. Voted to have the school-house that is to 
3i 



250 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

be built in the middle of the town finished in one year and 
nine months from the time it is vendued off." 

At an adjourned meeting, April 1, 1794, "Voted to divide 
the school-money into eight parts according to the number 
of school-houses. Voted to choose a committee to divide 
the school-money, and take the number of scholars. Voted 
that no scholar under four years old, or upwards of twenty- 
one, shall be numbered. Voted that the town give no more 
than four shillings per week for boarding schoolmasters, 
unless they pay it out of their school-money." 

The school-house in the middle of the town was struck 
off to Captain Jonathan Hoar ; and at the March meeting, 
1795, the selectmen were appointed a committee to consult 
with him in building the same. The location was on the 
hill, near the spot on which the second meeting-house stood : 
hence it was afterwards called School-house Hill. It would 
seem that Mr. Hoar exceeded his obligation in the finishing 
of the house ; for, in 1796, the town voted to pay him " ten 
dollars for the work done to the school-house more than his 
bond obliged him to do." 

The building of the school-house by Drury Morse's was 
struck ofi" to Philip Mills for twenty-seven pounds and six 
shillings, Oct. 5, 1795 ; and at the same time the following 
vote was passed, which shows that the town considered 
Philip Mills's word as good as his bond : " Voted to accept 
Lieut. Philip Mills's word in room of a bondsman ; and he 
promises to build and finish off" the school-house by Drury 
Morse's, by the first of December, 1795, and the selectmen 
are to pay him in five months after it is finished off." 

The school-house by Moses Greenwood's, standing on the 
north-east corner of lot 7, in the 5th range, was sold to 
Gardner Town, February, 1796, for forty-three dollars and 
thirty-three cents. Thus ended, for the time being, a long 
controversy respecting the location of a school-house in the 
middle of the town. But it was renewed a quarter of a 
century afterwards ; a vote of the town was obtained, March 
22, 1825, to build a school-house on or near the same spot. 
A committee was chosen to build the same, who proceeded 
to locate the house, and the foundation was laid ; but, at a 
meeting of the town on the 23d day of April, the following 
vote was passed : " Voted to disannul and make void the 
vote passed at the adjournment of the last annual meeting, 
which was to build a school-house near Jackson Green- 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 251 

wood's. Voted to dismiss the committee chosen to build 
said house from any further services, as it respects building 
a school-house near Jackson Greenwood's, and to pay them 
honorably for the services they have done relating thereto." 

Subsequent to 1796, and previous to the above date, vari- 
ous attempts were made to alter some of the school-dis- 
tricts, or to change the location of the houses. The house 
betAveen Joshua Farnum's and Andrew Allison's was not 
finished and accepted by the town till 1799. The district 
in the north-east part of the town was divided in 1805 ; and 
thus there were ten school-districts, which, with little altera- 
tion, remained till 1840. In the meantime, however, much 
dissatisfaction existed with regard to the situation of the 
school-houses in districts Nos. 1, 3, and 9.* 

An unsuccessful attempt was made in 1820 to unite dis- 
tricts 9 and 10. In 1820, part of the money in district No. 1 
was appropriated for a school at the east end of the dis- 
trict ; and the same was done for summer-schools in the two 
or three succeeding years. In district No. 3, attempts were 
made at different times to remove the school-house, or to 
divide the district. Dublin was not divided into school-dis- 
tricts by metes and bounds till the year 1840. Before this 
date, the school-houses were built at the expense of the 
town, and the districts were nominal in a legal sense; for 
the law said, that " any town not divided as aforesaid (by 
metes and bounds) shall be considered as one district." 
Earnest efforts were frequently made, as the town-records 
show, to have the town districted for schools " according to 
law," as it was commonly expressed. In 1839, an act was 
passed by the legislature, requiring the selectmen, on ap- 
plication in writing of ten legal voters, forthwith to divide 
the town into districts, and define their boundaries." As 
the districting of the town could be no longer delayed, at the 
annual meeting in 1840, the town chose Hon. Levi Fisk of 
Jaffrey, Doctor Albert Smith of Peterborough, and Charles 
Holman, jun., of Marlborough, to divide the town into 
school-districts. This was done in the month of May 
following ; and, with some slight alterations, the school- 
districts remain the same at this day. By the new arrange- 
ment, the west end of district No. 1 was added to district 

* The selectmen were directed to number the districts in 1816; and the same 
numbers are attached to them now wliich were applied at that time, though altera- 
tions have been made in the limits of some of the districts. 



252 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 




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HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 253 

No. 6. In this last-named district, the first school-house was 
erected that contained single seats, graduated to accommo- 
date the sizes of pupils of different ages. The school-room 
under the town-house, built in 1823, was given up, and a 
new one erected on lot 8, range 6. A view of this school- 
house, and a plan of the school-room, were inserted in the 
State Commissioner's Report for 1849. We insert the same 
here, with a brief description of the engravings. 

Description. — The building is forty-two feet by thirty on 
the ground, and eleven feet high in the school-room between 
the finishing. The school-room is twenty-nine by thirty- 
five feet inside. There are sixty-four seats, and as many 
desks, each furnished with a shelf for books. The seats are in 
the form of a wooden chair-bottom, and are of various sizes, 
from sixteen inches down to ten in height. The height 
of the desks is from thirty to twenty inches. The teacher's 
desk is on a platform raised fifteen inches, in the centre of 
the front of the room, with a small room behind it for the 
use of the teacher, or for a recitation-room for the younger 
pupils to recite to monitors. The entries may be used for 
the same purpose. The room is furnished with two venti- 
lators, wliich open into the attic story ; the two windows of 
which can be raised, so that any excess of heat or impurity 
of the air of the school-room can be soon removed. 

References to the Plan. — A, Teacher's Desk. — B, Plat- 
form. — C, C, Step to ascend the Platform. — D, Stove. — 
E,E, Pipe. — F, Teacher's Room.— G, Entries. — H, H, H, 
Desks for Pupils. — 1,1,1, Seats. — J, J, End view of Desks. 
K, K, End view of Seats. — L, L, L, AVindows. — M, M, M, 
Doors. — N, N, Recitation-seats. — The letter H, behind the 
Teacher's Desk, should be B. 

In the year 1841, a new school-house was built in district 
No. 7, and another in district No. 4. The first was con- 
structed with single seats ; and the last with seats, of wliich 
each is designed to accommodate two pupils. In 1845, a well- 
constructed and substantial school-house was built in district 
No. 2. In this house, each pupil has a seat, similar in form 
to the seats in the school-room of district No. 1. Since 1840, 
the school-house in district No. 4 has been enlarged ; and the 
rooms in some of the others have been improved. The de- 



254 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

facing of tlie school-rooms by cutting the desks, or by other 
means, has not been practised since the houses became the 
property of the several districts. In 1820, only one school- 
room was warmed with a stove. This stove was in the old 
school-house of district No. 1. In the new school-room of 
1823 was a fireplace, and it was used the first winter, taking 
a cord of wood per week ; and even that, on cold and windy 
days, did not keep all the pupils duly comfortable. The 
next winter, a stove was used ; and it was found that one- 
fourth of a cord per week was sufficient, if the wood was 
dry, and the fire properly managed. 

IXSPECTION OF SCHOOLS. 

Before the passage of the school-law of 1827, the select- 
men were, ex officio, a committee for inspecting schools, 
unless others were chosen for that purpose. No other per- 
sons were chosen, except in the folloAving years, till 1821 : 
in 1806, Edward Sprague, Aaron Appleton, Adam Johnson, 
Asa Fisk, jun., Alexander Emes, John Perry, Moses Mar- 
shall, Artemas Childs, John Snow, Robert Muzzy, Thaddeus 
Morse, and Reuben Muzzy ; in 1809, Rev. Edward Sprague, 
Aaron Appleton, and Adam Johnson ; in 1810, Adam John- 
son, Aaron Appleton, Ruggles Smith, Isaac Appleton, Asa 
Fisk, John Perry, Samuel Twitchell, jun., Andrew Allison, 
Thaddeus Morse, andEbenezer Richardson; in 1818, Adam 
Johnson, Moses Kidder, and Joseph Appleton. It is not 
known that the above-named inspectors made any report of 
the condition of the several schools. Many of them had 
been successful instructors, and their influence in improving 
the schools which they inspected must have been effective. 

At the annual meeting, March, 1821, the town " chose 
the Rev. Levi W. Leonard the principal committee-man to 
visit the schools in the several districts with the agent 
belonging to the district which is to be visited, whose duty 
it is to inform the Rev. Mr. Leonard of the time he is desired 
to attend for that purpose." The following persons were 
school-agents for that year: District No. 1, Moses Marshall; 
No. 2, John Taggart, jun. ; No. 3, Jonas B. Piper ; No. 4, 
Moses Corey ; No. 5, Ebenezer Richardson ; No. 6, Moses 
Adams, jun. ; No. 7, Ruggles Smith ; No. 8, Eli Hamilton ; 
No. 9, John Crombie ; No. 10, Benjamin Marshall. In the 
course of the year, Mr. Leonard issued a printed circular, in 
which a list of books was named, and their uniform use in 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



255 



the several schools recommended. In the year 1822, five 
persons were chosen for the school-committee ; and the same 
number were annually chosen till 1852, when the law was 
altered, and the superintending school-committee limited to 
three. The following is a list of the school-committee of 
Dublin from 1822 to 1853, inclusive : — 



1822. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Moses Hardy. 
John Taggart, jun. 
Dr. Stephen H. Spalding. 

1823. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
John Morse, 2d. 
Calvin Mason. 
John Taggart, jun. 

1824. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Dr. Asa Heald. 

1825. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Moses Hardy. 
John Morse, 2d. 

1826. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Calvin Mason. 
Dexter Mason. 
Charles Mason, 1st. 

1827. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Calvin Mason. 
Dexter Mason. 
Nahum Warren. 



1828. 
Levi "W. Leonard. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Calvin Mason. 
Ebenezer Perry. 

1829. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Cyrus Frost, 1st. 
Calvin Mason. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Dr. John H. Foster. 

1830. 
Levi "W. Leonard. 
John H. Foster. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Thomas Fisk. 

1831. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
John H. Foster. 

1832. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Asa Heald. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Ebenezer Perry. 

1833. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Asa Fisk, 2d. 
John H. Foster. 



256 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 



1834 

Levi W, Leonard. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Ebenezer Perry. 
Asa Fisk, 2d. 

1835. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Moses Adams, jun. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Calvin Mason. 

1836. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Asa Fisk, 2d. 
John Perry, jun. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Ebenezer Perry. 

1837. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Dr. Simeon S. Stickney. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Dexter Derby. 
Daniel G. Joaes. 

1838. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Rev. James Tisdale. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Moses Adams, jun. 

1839. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
James Tisdale. 
Dexter Derby. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 

1840. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
James Tisdale. ) 
Thomas Fisk. | 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 



1841. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Eev. Henry A. Kendall. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 
Asa H. Fisk. 

1842. 
Levi "W. Leonard. 
Henry A. Kendall. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 

1843. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Henry A. Kendall. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 
Dexter Derby. 

1844. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Henry A. Kendall. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Thaddeus P. Mason- 

1845. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Henry A. Kendall. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Cyrus E. Hardy. 

1846. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Rev. Warren Cooper. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Henry C. Piper. 

1847. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Warren Cooper. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Henry C. Piper. 
Lawson Belknap. 



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257 



1848. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Henry C. Piper. 
Cyrus E. Hardy. 
Calvin Mason. 

1849. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Henry C. Piper. 
Dr. Eansom N. Porter. 
Lawson Belknap. 

1850. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Rev. Daniel H. Babcock. 
Ransom N. Porter. 
Aaron Smith. 



1851. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Rev. Alonzo Hayes. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Ransom N. Porter. 

1852. 
Levi "W. Leonard. 
Alonzo Hayes. 
Ransom N. Porter. ") 
Jonathan K. Smith, j 

1853. 
Levi W. Leonard. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
Dr. John G. Parker. 
Henry C. Piper. 



Note. — Where a brace is used, the first person named in it resigned, and the 
other was appointed in his place. 

In 1822, at tlie suggestion of one of the committee, 
Moses Adams, jun., a printed form for returning the names, 
ages, books, and studies of pupils in the schools, was deliv- 
ered to each teacher. The requisite returns were made ; and, 
with the aid of these returns, a full report of the condition 
of the schools, with suggestions for their improvement, was 
prepared and read at the annual town-meeting in March, 
1823. Similar forms were furnished in subsequent years, 
and reports prepared, and, with one exception, read at the 
annual meetings in March. The first report printed was 
that for the years 1842-43. It was printed at the expense 
of such individuals as chose to purchase it ; but the next 
year the town voted that a sufficient number of copies of the 
report of the superintending school-committee be printed 
at the expense of the town to supply each family with*one. 
The printing of the school-report has been continued at 
the expense of the town to the present time ; each voter or 
tax -payer receiving a copy of the same, and the committee 
one hundred copies. It will be perceived that most of the 
members of the school-committee in Dublin have been lay- 
men ; and the chairman of the committee considers it due to 
them to say, that, serving on said committee for many years. 



258 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

as several of them have done, with punctuality and fidelity, 
gratuitously devoting much time to the examining of teach- 
ers and the inspection of schools, they are justly entitled to 
the grateful regards of those for whom they have thus 
labored. 

"With the decrease of the population, there has been a 
decrease of the number of pupils in the schools. In 1821, 
and till 1830, the whole number of pupils attending the 
several schools was about four hundi-ed and fifty in each 
year. During the years following the above-named period, 
the number of pupils has varied ; but on the average there 
have been not far from three hundred and fifty in attend- 
ance, or about one third part of the population. The fol- 
lowing is an extract from the conclusion of the school- 
report for 1850-51: "The reading of this report closes 
the thirtieth year in which the chairman of your commit- 
tee has been engaged in superintending the schools in this 
town. He has made to them more than a thousand visits. 
He has spent much time in examining teachers and preparing 
reports, and in other ways endeavored to sustain and im- 
prove the schools. He says this in no spirit of boasting. It 
has been a labor which he loved, and it will ever remain a 
source of gratifying recollection. He has not labored alone 
and unaided. His associates on the committee have been 
faithful and self-sacrificing ; and, with no exceptions worth 
naming, the people of the town have extended a generous 
confidence to the measures and efforts of their superintend- 
ing school-committee. Let the same harmonious action, 
and the same spuit of improvement, continue for another 
period of thirty years, and your schools will be so perfected 
that the period just closed will seem like a day of small 
things." 

Schools for instruction in what are termed the higher 
branches of education have been kept at various times du- 
ring the last thirty years. In the autumn of 1823, a school 
was taught by Levi W. Leonard ; in 1828, by Samuel Bar- 
rett, of Ashby, Mass. ; in 1831, by Thomas Fisk ; in 1835, 
by William C. Richards; in 1837, 1845, and 1851, by 
Mark True; in 1839, by George F. Clark; in 1841 and 
1843, by Thaddeus P. Mason ; in 1847, by Eansom N. Por- 
ter ; in 1848, by Henry C. Piper and Pansom N. Porter; 
in 1850, by John D. Crehorc, of Walpole ; and in 1853, by 
Charles Corey, jun. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 259 

A session of the Cheshire County Teachers' Institute was 
held in Dublin in October, 1846, and continued four weeks. 
The principal instructor was the Eev. John Goldsbury, of 
Warwick, Mass. 



THE APPLKTON FUND. 

As the letter of Samuel Appleton, contained on pages 88 
and 89, was not so explicit as to the mode of appropri- 
ating his gift of a thousand dollars as was thought to be 
desirable, the Chairman of the Committee of Invitation to 
the Centennial Celebration wrote to Mr. Appleton on the 
subject, and obtained the following re-plj : — 

"Boston, July 13, 1852. 
"Gentlemen, — I have received your favor of the 18th ult., 
acknowledging the receipt of my letter of the 15th, with my check 
for one thousand dollars. For this attention, and the friendly ex- 
pressions contained in your letter, I return my sincere thanks. It 
affords rae gratification to learn that the celebration 'passed off 
very pleasantly ; ' and I am happy if I have, in any way, contri- 
*buted to the enjoyment of that interesting occasion. 

" Towards the close of the communication, you call my attention 
to the subject of the appropriation of the one thousand dollars 
presented by me for educational purposes to the town of Dublin. 
In answer to your inquiries upon that subject, I would say, that, 
having implicit confidence in the present superintending school- 
committee, it was my intention to place the thousand dollars 
entirely under their control, to be laid out without any restrictions 
or qualifications on my part in the manner deemed by them most 
expedient. I trust this reply is sufficiently explicit. The delay 
in sending this letter has been occasioned by indisposition and my 
advanced age, which is now upwards of eighty-six years. 

" With the best wishes for the continued prosperity of Dublin, 
and its great ornament, the common schools, I remain your friend 
and obedient servant, Saml. Appleton. 

«' To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, and Ransom N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation." 

In consequence of the foregoing letter, the superintending 
school-committee, chosen by the town of Dublin at the 
annual meeting March, 1852, namely Levi W. Leonard, 
Alonzo Hayes, and Ransom N. Porter, have, by the authority 
vested in them, adopted the following rules and regulations 
for managing and appropriating the thousand dollars and its 



260 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

proceeds, and, in honor of the benevolent donor, have funded 
the gift, and named it the Appleton Fund. 

" Samuel Appleton, Esq., of Boston, Mass., having presented to 
the town of Dublin, in the State of New Hampshire, one thousand 
dollars for educational purposes, to be applied as the superin- 
tending school-committee of the town shall deem expedient, the 
undersigned do hereby adopt the following rules and regulations 
for the management and appropriation thereof: — 

" 1. The said thousand dollars shall be kept at interest for ever, 
and be denominated the Appleton Fund. 

" 2. All proceeds from the fund shall be subject to the draught of 
the trustees, and shall be applied to the purchase of apparatus for 
the public schools of Dublin, for courses of free lectures, for the 
support or in aid of high schools, and for such other purposes of 
education as the trustees of said fund may deem expedient. 

" 3. The trustees shall appoint an agent, who shall act as trea- 
surer ; whose duty it shall be to keep the money safely and profita- 
bly invested, and pay out the proceeds of the same on the order 
of the trustees. 8aid agent, having had his appointment approved 
by the selectmen, and having subscribed his name to the rules and 
regulations of the trustees, shall be qualified to enter upon the 
duties of his office. The state of the treasury and security of the 
investment shall be examined annually by a committee chosen by 
the town, and reported to the same. The trustees may remove 
said agent fi'om office, when, in their opinion, the safety of the 
fund and its proceeds requires it. Said agent shall deliver to his 
successor in office, or to the trustees, all moneys and papers per- 
taining to said fund in his possession. 

"4. The term of office of the trustees shall be fifteen years, 
except that of the present board ; the term of office of R. N. Porter 
shall expire in five years, and that of Alonzo Hayes in ten years, 
from this date. 

" 5. The trustees shall be chosen by the joint ballot of the two 
remaining trustees and the selectmen, and the jierson having a 
majority of their votes shall be declared elected; and the person 
thus elected, having subscribed his name to the rules and regula- 
tions of the trustees, shall be qualified to enter upon the duties of 
his office. Vacancies occurring by death, resignation, or removal 
from town, shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired 
term. 

" 6. The trustees shall keep a faithful and impartial record of all 
their appropriations and proceedings of regular meetings, and 
make a detailed report of the same to the town at the annual 
meeting of each year. 

" 7. Meetings for the choice of trustees shall be called by the 
remaining trustees, or, in their neglect to perform the duty, by 
the selectmen ; a written notice stating the time and place of the 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 261 

meeting having been served upon the selectmen or trustees, as 
the case may be, one week, at least, previous to the time of holding 
the meeting. Four members shall constitute a quorum. 

" Levi W. Leonard, "^ superintending 

AlONZO Hayes, L School committee 

R. N. Porter, ) DubUn,N.H. 
"Thomas Fisk, 

Agent of the Trustees. 
" Dublin, N. H., July 30, 1852." 

A portion of the interest of the Appleton Fund has been 
applied to the purchase of five sets of Dr. Cutter's physio- 
logical charts, a tellurian globe, and ten maps of New 
Hampshire. 

Several sets of Holbrook's apparatus for the use of schools 
were gratuitously furnished in former years by Jona. K. 
Smith. 



LIBRARIES. 

The Dublin Social Library was established in 1793. The 
first meeting was held Oct. 29, and Isaac Appleton was 
chosen clerk. A committee was chosen for purchasing books, 
consisting of Reuben Morse, James Adams, Samuel Twitch- 
ell, and Isaac Appleton. Moses Greenwood was the first 
librarian. The cost of the first purchase of books was 
$56.60. The price of a share in the library was two dollars. 
In 1795, Eli Adams was chosen librarian, and his successor 
in 1800 was Dr. Samuel Hamilton. Other librarians were 
Aaron Appleton, Moses "Marshall, Cyrus Chamberlain, and 
Joseph Appleton. For several years, the librarian received 
for his services four dollars per year. In 1805, the vote 
was " to allow Aaron Appleton two dollars for keeping the 
library." In 1798, the whole number of books was ninety- 
three, and Moses Greenwood paid Matthew Aikin, of Peter- 
borough, $11.25 for covering them with sheepskin. The 
same covers are on some of the books at the present day. A 
privilege of reading the books was granted to Rev. Eclward 
Sprague and Rev. Elijah Willard. This library was incor- 
porated in 1797, by an act of the legislature ; and the 
members were authorized " to enjoin penalties of disfran- 
chisement, or fine not exceeding three dollars, and make, 
purchase, and receive subscriptions, grants, and donations of 



Zb2 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

personal estate, not exceeding the sum of one thousand 
dollars, exclusive of the books contained in said library." 
During the ten years previous to 1824, the society seldom 
raised any money for the purchase of books ; and, of course, 
the interest of the members was much abated. 

In 1824, a society was formed, and called the Dublin 
Literary Society. Its object was, not only to establish a 
new library in town, but to hold meetings for literary pur- 
poses. For several years, such meetings were held during 
the winter season ; and they were found useful for those who 
were employed as instructors in the public schools. The fee 
for admission was two dollars, and an annual assessment of 
twenty-five cents was required. In 1825, seventy-one vol- 
umes of books were purchased, a book-case procured, and 
a Gardner's terrestrial globe. The society was incorporated 
in 1824, and it was allowed '' to hold personal property not 
exceeding two thousand dollars." In 1834, the price of a 
share was reduced to one dollar and fifty cents. In 1835, 
the old Social Library and the Library of the Literary So- 
ciety were united under the name of Dublin Union Library. 
L. W. Leonard has been treasurer and librarian of both 
these libraries from their first establishment to the present 
time. Any person in Dublin may have the privilege of 
reading the books in the Union Library for one year by 
paying thirty-seven and one half cents. The whole number 
of volumes in 1851 was four hundred and thirty-eight. . 

The Ladies' Library was founded in 1799, and contained 
in 1851 one hundred and sixty-one volumes. For many 
years Mrs.' Lucy Marshall has been librarian. 

The Dublin Juvenile Library was instituted in 1822. The 
use of its books is fi-ee to all persons in town. It has on its 
catalogue one thousand nine hundred and ninety volumes ; 
but some are lost, and others are worn out. Since 1825, 
this library has been sustained by the voluntary subscrip- 
tion of persons in the several school-districts. 

Rees's Cyclopaedia of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, con- 
sisting of forty quarto volumes, was pui'chased by a company 
organized for the purpose in the winter of 1824. 

DUBLIN LYCEUM. 

The Dublin Literary Society having united its library with 
that of the Dublin Social Library, and entered upon a new 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 26S 

organization, it was voted at a meeting on the 7th of October, 
1836, that the society resolve itself into a lyceum, and retain 
its present form of organization and its present officers for 
the ensuing year, viz. : Levi W. Leonard, President ; Thomas 
Fisk, Vice-president ; Jonathan K. Smith, Secretary. 

The lyceum thus instituted, held meetings from November 
to March in each year. Its last meeting was March 18, 
1844. A town Common School Association having been 
organized, its exercises superseded those of the lyceum. 
The exercises of the lyceum consisted of lectures, debates, 
and reports on various subjects previously assigned. A 
paper called the Rural Repository was read at each meeting, 
containing voluntary communications from different persons 
of both sexes. The persons who officiated as presidents of 
this lyceum were Rufus Piper, Hervey Learned, Thomas 
risk, and Jonathan K. Smith. 

In 1839, the young people of Dublin formed a *^ Society 
for Mutual Improvement," which was usually called the 
*' Young Lyceum." They held meetings every other "Wednes- 
day evening, alternating with the Dublin Lyceum, which in 
the previous years had met every week. The exercises in 
the young people's society were — a lecture occasionally, 
declamations, the reading of a paper called the Ladies' Mis- 
cellany, another called "Wednesday Evening Post, which was 
followed by a debate on some subject previously announced. 

The following are the names of some of the persons who 
gratuitously delivered lectures before one or the other of the 
above-mentioned lyceums : Rev. A. A. Livermore, of Keene ; 
Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburgh, Mass. ; Roswell D. 
Hitchcock, preceptor of Jaffrey Academy ; Amos A. Parker, 
Esq., of Fitzwilliam ; Rev. Stillman Clark, and John Conant, 
Esq., of Jaffrey ; Harry Brickett, of Jaffrey Academy ; Rev. 
C. Cutler, Dr. Albert Smith, Hon. John H. Steele, Mr. 
Addison White, David J. Clai-ke, Esq., Frederic S. Ains- 
worth, and George "Walker, of Peterborough. 

The meetings of the Common School Association were 
held during the winter months in the several school-districts, 
two or more in each week. The meetings of this association 
were often well attended ; and they have been regarded as 
exerting a favorable influence upon the schools. Lectures 
were delivered on educational subjects ; and a great variety of 
topics, relating to the instruction, discipline, and improve- 
ment of common schools, were discussed in a free and social 



264 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

manner. The meetings of this association were continued in 
the winter of 1853-54. 

The annals of Dublin for a series of five years, beginning 
with 1839, were prepared by the pastor of the first church, 
and read at the close of each year before the Dublin Lyceum. 
Although the events of a town "remote from cities" may 
prove of little or no importance in the history of a State, yet 
many things valuable and interesting for the descendants of 
the people may thus be preserved. Had the annals of Dub- 
lin been written and preserved from the time of its first 
settlement, they would have saved the committee of publica- 
tion a great amount of time and labor, and have prevented 
most of the errors which may be discovered with regard to 
dates. The records kept by a town-clerk contain only a 
small part of what is necessary to a full history of a place. 



GRADUATES OF COLLEGES. 

Amos Twitchell, Dartmouth College 1802. 

Amos Allen, „ „ 1808. 

1810. 

1811. 

1812. 

1812. 

1813. 

Charles Mason, Harvard College 1834. 

Frederic Jones 1835. 

George Faber Clark, Theological School, Cambridge . . 1846. 

Samuel Fulton Clark, „ „ „ . . 1847. 



Ebenezer Morse, 
Samuel Morse, 
John Bixby, 
Thomas Hardy, 
Daniel Elliot, 



PHYSICIANS OF DUBLIN. * 

The first physician who resided in Dublin was Nathan 
Burnap. He was in town as early as 1776, and lived on the 
twelfth lot of the sixth range. Respecting his professional 
qualifications or the extent of his practice, tradition is silent. 
Dr. Young, of Peterborough, was much employed by the 
people in the east part of Dublin, before as well as after 
the above date. The name of Dr. Ward Eddy occurs in the 
clerk's records in 1781, that of Dr. Abel Maynard in 1787, 
and that of Dr. Benjamin Hills in 1794. Dr. Samuel Ham- 
ilton was clerk of the Dublin Social Library in 1794, and he 
appears to have been the principal physician in town till his 
removal in 1815. He was a representative to the general 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 265 

court, a selectmau, a merchant, and for many years had 
much influence m managmg the business of the town. He 
was succeeded by Dr. Moses Kidder, who removed to Ashby, 
Mass., in 1819. Dr. Stephen H. Spalding came to Dublin 
from Littleton, Mass., in the same year ; having purchased 
the house and land owned by Dr. Kidder. Dr. Asa Heald 
bought the same of Dr. Spalding, who in 1823 removed to 
Natick, Mass. Dr. David Carter, who had been a physician 
in Marlborough and Peterborough, settled in Dublin in 
1824, and died January, 1828. He was succeeded by Dr. 
John H. Foster, from Ashby, Mass., who removed in 1833 
to Chicago, 111., where he now resides. Dr. Simeon S. 
Sticknev, from Townsend, Mass., began practice in Dublin 
in 1836, and removed to Milford, N. H., in 1837. Dr. 
Eaton, from Fitzwilliam, took the place of Dr. Stickney, but 
left town the next year. In 1848, Dr. Ransom N. Porter, 
from New Salem, Mass., began to practise medicine in 
Dublin, and remained till 1852, when Dr. John G. Parker, 
from Peterborough, took his place. Dr. Heald and Dr. 
Parker are the present physicians. 

Several persons besides those above named, have, for short 
periods, practised medicine in Dublin : Dr. White, Dr. 
Peabody, Dr. Beede, Dr. Pettes, Dr. Hitchcock, and Dr. 
Barton. Physicians in the neighboring towns have had, 
at times, much practice in Dublin, especially in those parts 
of the town adjacent to their own. Dr. Kidder, during 
his residence here, is said to have been the physician for 
nearly all the families in town. The whole business of the 
place would afford one physician a fair support ; but, when it 
is so divided and subdivided as it has been at some periods, 
it will not be so easy for a doctor to sustain himself with- 
out some means independent of his profession. 

SICKNESS. MORTALITY. 

In the early period of the settlement of Dublin, it has 
been said that fever and ague was an occasional disease ; but 
for many years past it has been unknown here, unless con- 
tracted in some other region. Xo full record of births, 
deaths, ages, and diseases, has been kept in this town. In 
the partial records in the office of the town-clerk, we find 
the births pretty fully recorded, but only a small portion 
of the deaths. In the year 1777, the dysentery prevailed, 
and twenty deaths are recorded as having occurred in the 

3i 



Under one year of age . . 


. 63 


From forty-five to fifty . . 


From one to five years . . 


. 75 


„ fifty to fifty-five . . 


,, five to ten . . . . 


. 20 


„ fifty-five to sixty . . 


„ ten to fifteen . . . 


. 26 


,, sixty to sixty-five 


,, fifteen to twenty . . 


. 6 


,, sixty-five to seventy . 


,, tvFenty to tvrenty-five 


. 42 


,, seventy to seventy-five 


„ tvrenty-five to thirty 


. 14 


,, seventy -five to eighty 


„ thirty to thirty-five . 
,, thirty-five to forty . 


. 31 


,, eighty to eighty-five 


. 10 


,, eighty-five to ninety . 


„ forty to forty-five . 


. 30 


,, ninety to one hundred 



266 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

montlis of July, August, and September. All except one, 
Abigail Mitchell, were children or youth. There were only 
three other deaths recorded for the whole year. 

From January, 1820, to January, 1852, a full record of 
deaths was kept by the pastor of the First Church. The 
ages of the persons who died, and their diseases, when 
known, are noted in this record. 

The following table shows the number of deaths at differ- 
ent ages in periods of five years : — 

9 
18 
14 
28 
13 
40 
23 
34 
14 

8 
Whole number, five hundred and twenty ; average per year, sixteen and 
one -fourth. 

The average population for the thiity-two years previous 
to 1852 was 1167; and, of course, the number of deaths 
per annum must have been one out of seventy-one and 
four-fifths, or one and thirty-nine hundredths per cent. The 
United States census makes the annual deaths per cent in 
the New England States, one and fifty-five hundredths, or 
one death out of sixty-four persons. In the Middle States, 
with Ohio, the annual per centage of deaths is the same as 
that of Dublin (1.39) ; nearly one death to every seventy- 
two of the population. 

From 1820 to 1852, eighty-seven persons died of con- 
sumption. No other disease has proved so fatal. It has 
been supposed by some that it is more prevalent here than 
in other places ; but, by examining other bills of mortality, 
we find that an equally large proportion of deaths are 
ascribed to this disease in many towns of New England. 

The number of deaths in Dublin, during the above period, 
from scarlet fever, was twenty-four ; from dysentery, eigh- 
teen ; from typhoid fever, thirty ; and from croup, fifteen. 

The number of deaths in each month of twenty-five years, 
beginning with 1820, was as follows : In the month of 
January, 38; February, 38; March, 38; April, 33; May, 
37; June, 33; July, 28; August, 36; September, 30; 
October, 43 ; November, 38 ; December, 43. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 267 

It will be perceived that a large number of persons in Dub- 
lin have survived the age of seventy years, the whole num- 
ber being one hundred and nineteen ; that is, one death of 
every four and one-third. According to tables kept in 
Prussia, the persons dying over seventy years of age were 
one to eight and one-half. In Concord, N.H., a record of 
deaths from 1805 to 1820 showed that one out of six attained 
the age of seventy and upwards. 

The following persons survived the age of ninety years : 
Daniel Albert, 96 ; Ebenezer Hill, 91 ; Widow Carlton, 92 ; 
Widow EoUins, 98; Widow Kezia (Ivory) Perry, 94; 
Widow Lydia (Samuel) Fisher, 96 ; Widow Olive (Richard) 
Phillips, 95 ; Deacon Francis Appleton, 90. 

Joshua Stanford was born in Sudbury, Mass., March 27, 
1753 ; and he is still living (August, 1854), in the one hun- 
dred and second year of his age. He is still able to do some 
Avork. He can read without glasses ; but his hearing is very 
imperfect. 

THE TEMPERANCE REFORMATION. 

It was not easy for the first settlers of Dublin to obtain 
intoxicating drink : even cider must have been scarce, for 
then orchards were not grown. But, as in those days the 
moderate use of rum was not considered injurious, the article 
was occasionally introduced. It appears from the book in 
which Eli Morse kept his accounts, that he sold not only 
corn and rye from liis grist-mill and boards from his saw-mill, 
but some other articles, such as paper, leather, scythes ; and, 
in 1770, there is the following heading extending across two 
pages: '^An account of what Rum each man hath drawd." 
The drawing of tliis rum was continued from the last of 
April to the first of September, and the whole quantity 
draAvn was twenty-eight gallons and one quart. It would 
seem, therefore, that a barrel of rum had held out four 
months. The quantity of rum used in town increased with 
the facilities for obtaining it. The selling of it was deemed 
a creditable occupation. From receipts left by Thomas 
INIorse, it appears that he paid excise on spirituous liquor 
which he sold in 1773-75. One of these receipts, for the 
sum of fifteen shillings and fourpence, is signed by Richard 
Jenness. Another, dated Keene, Jan. 1 1, 1774, is signed by 
Robert Gillmore. 

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'iOf> HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

recorded till 1793, when James Adams, widow Betty Strong- 
man, and John Morse, were licensed to keep tavern ; and 
Phillip Mills, and Joseph Haywood, to retail spirituous 
liquor. In 1794, Eli Greenwood was licensed to keep a 
tavern. In the same year, Eli Adams was licensed as a re- 
tailer of liquors and an innholder. These licenses were 
renewed from year to year. Among those who engaged in 
this business are found Aaron Appleton, Nathan Whitte- 
more, Samuel Hamilton, Moses Marshall, Joseph Rollins, 
John Strong, Whitcomb French, Robert White, Jonathan 
Flood Southwick, Cyrus Chamberlain, Moses Wark, Joseph 
Appleton, Cyrus Piper, Asa Heald, Joseph Morse, Gordon 
Gould, and some others. 

The customs of Dublin with regard to the use of intoxi- 
cating drinks were the same as in other places of the vicinity. 
On funeral occasions, liquor was handed round to the mour- 
ners ; and, though many did not approve of it, yet none had 
the independence to discontinue the practice, till some of the 
principal inhabitants agreed to do so in case of a funeral in 
their families. In this way, the practice was generally abol- 
ished, before a society was formed for the promotion of 
temperance. In April, 1833, Jonathan Kittridge, Esq., of 
Canaan, N.H., agent of a temperance society, gave a lec- 
ture in the First Church ; after which, fifty persons agreed to 
organize as a society, and take the pledge of abstinence from 
all distilled liquors. On May 5th, the society was organized 
by the choice of the following officers : Samuel Adams, 
President ; Jesse Morse, Vice-President ; Jonathan K. Smith, 
Secretary ; and Thomas Fisk, Luke Richardson, Ebenezer 
Perry, and Daniel Fiske, Executive Committee. In suc- 
ceeding years, the efforts of this society were attended with 
various success. On the fourth of July, 1839, there was, in 
the forenoon, a celebration of the Declaration of Independ- 
ence in the usual form. The Dublin Grenadier Company 
paraded ; a procession was formed, and marched to Centre 
Meeting-house ; where a prayer was offered by Rev. James 
Tisdale, the Declaration of Independence read by Dr. Albert 
Smith, of Peterborough, and an address delivered by Rev. L. 
W. Leonard ; after which, the procession was again formed, 
and proceeded to the American Hotel, in front of which, under 
an arbor, a dinner was provided by Mr. Joseph Morse. 

In the afternoon of the same day, there was a temperance 
celebration, with an address by John Preston, Esq., of New 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 269 

Ipswich. According to a resolution of the Dublin Tempe- 
rance Society, lectures were delivered in the several school 
districts ; and, in the course of the season, sixty new members 
were added ; making, in the whole, three hundi-ed and thirty. 

In 1841, the temperance reformation received a new 
impulse from those who had themselves been intemperate. 
The societies formed under this impulse were generally 
called Washingtonian Societies. Their pledge was total 
abstinence from all intoxicating drinks. Many old societies 
were re-organized with this pledge in their constitutions. In 
March, 1842, the Young People's Total Abstinence Society 
w^as formed in Dublin ; and, before the close of the year, 
the number of names subscribed to its pledge was three 
hundred and thirty-one. About one hundred of these were 
on the pledge of the former society. The whole number of 
persons, therefore, that had subscribed to temperance pledges 
up to January, 1843, was five hundred and thirty. The 
officers of the Total Abstinence Society in 1842 were — Presi- 
dent, Thaddeus P. Mason ; Vice-Presidents, Augustine 
Wood, Corydon Jones, Charles B. Marshall; Eecording 
Secretary, James Hayward ; Corresponding Secretary, Charles 
B. Marshall ; Treasurer, Henry Hathorne. Sept. 7, a lecture 
was delivered in the Centre Meeting-house, by J. H. W. 
Hawkins. 

There was a second temperance celebration in Dublin on 
the 4th of July, 1843. Rev. Zebulon Jones, of Peter- 
borough, delivered an address, and a collation was provided 
by the ladies in the Grove, on the side of Beech Hill, back 
of the Brick Church. In 1844, July 4th, the pupils of all 
the summer schools, with their teachers, assembled first in 
the Centre Meeting-house, where Mr. Nelson Scott, of Han- 
cock, delivered an appropriate address ; after which, the 
pupils, parents, and others repaired to the Grove above men- 
tioned, where, after partaking of refreshments, sentiments 
were announced and speeches made. This celebration was 
conducted on the principles of temperance, and had the good 
effect of increasing an interest in the welfare of common 
schools. 

The Legislature passed a law in 1843, by which it was 
left optional with the selectmen of a town to license or not 
the sale of intoxicating drinks as a beverage. At the an- 
nual meeting in March, 1844, the license-question was the 
main point in the choice of selectmen. The party opposed 



270 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

to granting license prevailed, casting one hundred and thirty 
votes against fifty-eight. Since that time, no license for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks as a beverage has been granted in 
Dublin. An address, delivered by Charles Mason, of Fitch- 
burg, Mass., Nov. 18, 1844, on taking legal measures to 
restrict the sale of intoxicating drinks, was published at the 
request of the hearers. 

ALTEMONT LODGE. 

The charter of Altemont Lodge, No. 26, which was estab- 
lished in Dublin, was granted June 14, Anno Lucis 5815, 
to Amos Heald, Stephen Harrington, Richard Strong, Adam 
Johnson, Levi Fisk, Joseph Hayward, jun., Asa Fisk, Benja- 
min Hills, and Alexander Millikin. A dispensation from 
the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire "empowered the said 
Amos Heald and others to assemble at Dublin as a Lodge 
of Masons, to perfect themselves in the several duties of 
Masonry ; to make choice of officers ; to make regulations 
and by-laws, and to admit candidates in the first degree of 
Masonry, all according to ancient customs of Masonry, and 
to be called Altemont Lodge." This warrant of dispensaton 
was to continue in full force and authority till the second 
Wednesday of June, Anno Lucis 5816, unless the lodge 
was sooner installed. The first meeting, by virtue of this 
dispensation, was held at Freemasons' (Cyrus Chamberlain's) 
Hall in Dublin (in the house now owned by Daniel Fiske), 
July 3, A.L. 5815. 

The first officers of the lodge were — Wpf 1. Amos Heald, 
Master ; Stephen Harrington, Senior Warden ; Richard Strong, 
Junior Warden; Asa Fisk, Treasurer ; Peter Tuttle, Secre- 
tary ; Levi Fisk, Senior Deacon ; William Warren, Junior 
Deacon ; Aaron Lawrence, Joseph Gowing, Stewards ; David 
Ames, jun., Tyler. 

At this meeting, Asa Fisk, Richard Strong, and Levi Fisk, 
were chosen a committee to report by-laws for the govern- 
ment of the lodge ; and, at the next meeting, the by-laws 
were enacted as reported by the committee. 

The by-laws contained thirty-two articles, and were signed 
by the officers and members of the lodge. 

On the 18th day of September, A.L. 5816, the lodge 
was consecrated in form by Rt. Wpfl. Broughton White, 
Deputy Grand Master, and the officers duly installed. A 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 271 

sermon was delivered on the occasion by Rev. Thomas 
Beede, of "Wilton, who at that time held the office of Grand 
Secretary in New Hampsliire. 

At a meeting of the lodge, May 7, A.L. 5816, the fol- 
lowing vote was passed : " Voted to exclude the use of 
ardent spirit in this lodge, and substitute therefor crackers, 
cheese, and cider." 

The subject of removing the lodge from Dublin to Peter- 
borough began to be agitated at a communication of the 
lodge, held at their hall in Dublin, May, 15, A.L. 5825; 
when Whpfls. Amos Heald, Peter Tuttle, and Levi Fisk, 
and Brs. Henry Whitcomb and OHver Heald, were chosen a 
committee to report whether, in their opinion, the interest of 
masonry would be promoted by a removal of this lodge from 
Dublin to Peterborough. This committee reported, "that, if 
the lodge can be removed from Dublin to Peterborough 
without disturbing the harmony of the lodge, it will be for 
the good of masonry to have it removed." The report was 
accepted, and measures were taken, which resulted in the re- 
moval of the lodge to Bernard Whittemore's Hall in Peter- 
borough. Few, if any, of the masons in Dublin followed it. 
One after another, as appears by the records, withdrew his 
membership ; and some never met with the lodge again. 
The members in Dublin were — Richard Strong, Adam 
Johnson, Joseph Appleton, Henry Whitcomb, Eli Green- 
wood, jun., Jonas Clark, Robert Muzzy, Asa Fisk, Joseph 
Hay ward, jun., Samuel Davison, Asa Heald, Charles Mason, 
Moses Marshall, Joseph Gowing, Cyrus Chamberlain, Elijah 
B. Kimball, Benjamin Perry, Simeon Stanley, Gilbert Tuel. 

June 24, 1822, St. John's day was celebrated by the Alte- 
mont Lodge, on which occasion a discourse was delivered by 
Rev. Seth E. Winslow, then a minister of Troy in this 
State. 

MERCHANTS OR TRADERS. 

Joseph Abbot, Nathan Adams, James Adams, Eli Adams, Aaron 
Appleton, Joseph Appleton, at the Appleton Stand. 

Joseph Ilayward, at his house. 

Samuel Hamilton, William Pulsifer, Henry Whitcomb, Cyrus 
Piper, at the old store on " the Flat." 

Jonathan F. Southwick, Levi Willard,* May and Davis, James 
Lewis, Robert Worsley, jMoses Wark, in Pottersville. 

* L. Willard carried on the watch and clock repairing business. 



TCrZ HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

Davison and Moore, James Cochran, Samuel L. Taggard, John M. 
and Samuel W. Hale, Oliver Whitcomb, Cyrus Piper, Cyrus 
Piper, jun., at the new store built by Samuel Davison. 

Gershom Twitchell, on lot thirteen, range nine. 

C. P. Perkins, Upham and Clement, in Harrisville. 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Union Store, 292, near the new church of 
the First Congregational Society. 



MECHANICS. 

1. Carjjenters. — Moses Mason, Benjamin Mason, Joshua Green- 

wood, Samuel Jones, sen., Amos Babcock, John Crombie, 
Daniel Boutell, Ebenezer Richardson, Abel Wilder, Nehe- 
miah Upton, Rufus Piper, Reuben Twitchell, .John Wilder, 
Cyrus Frost, Ebenezer Burpee, Charles Perry, Augustine 
Snow, George AVorsley, Reuben W. Twitchell, Drury Mar- 
shall, Leonard Snow, Heni'y Morse, Benjamin F. Morse, 
James G. Piper, Clark C. Cochran, Henry C. Piper. 

2. Blacksmiths. — Moses Johnson, Nathan Bixby, John French, 

jun., William Maxwell, Jason Harris, Joshua Greenwood, 
2d., Elisha Knowlton, Ebenezer B. Wallingsford, Deeriug 
Farrar, Benjamin Wallingsford, Benjamin Marshall, Richard 
Phillips, David Richardson, Samuel Gillson, AVilliam Stan- 
ley, Simeon Stanley, Moses Perry, Samuel Moor, Benjamin 
Darling, Benjamin Wallingsford, Abraham Shattuck, John 
Sanders, Joseph Thurston, Daniel H. Mason, Luther Hem- 
ingway, T. Osgood Wilson, Abijah Wilson, Maynard Wilson, 
Elias Joslin, Aaron Richardson, Washington Proctor. 

3. Shoemakers. — Marstin Holt, Gershom Twitchell, Samuel Tag- 

gard, Solomon Davis, Samuel Ames, Oliver Stone, Solomon 
Morse, Cyrus Piper, Joseph F. Hayes, John Piper, Jackson 
Greenwood, Thomas Perry, Ebenezer Greenwood, Horatio 
Greenwood, James Bullard, James Grimes, Josiah Bemis, 
Levi Conant, Samuel Stone, Joseph Morse, Cyrus E. Hardy. 

4. Tanners and Curriers. — Micah Morse, Joseph Hay ward, jun., 

Minot Hayward, Curtis Smith, James Hayward. 

5. Wheehvrights. — Richard Rowel, William Greenwood, Jeremiah 

Greenwood, AUine Newell, Luke Belknap. 

6. Millwrights. — Moses Marshall, Gilbert Tuel. 

7. Chair-makers and House-painiers. — Paul Nelson, Orlando 

Twitchell, Jason Phelps. 

8. Masons. — Jeremiah Barrett, Edward Wilson, Asa Fisk, Jona- 

than Dodge. 

9. Stone Cutters. — Bela Morse, Joshua Stanley, Thomas Perry, 

2d., Silas P. Frost. 

10. Gravestone Cutters. — Francis Phelps, Joseph Phelps, Levi 

Knowlton. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 273 



MANUFACTURES, ETC. 



Harrisville. — What is called Harrisville is partly in Nel- 
son and partly in Dublin, on lot thirteen, range ten. This 
lot was first settled about 1774 by Abel Twitchell, who 
built a grist-mill and a saw-mill, immediately after settling, 
both under the same roof. The building was burned down ; 
but how long after its erection, we do not know. It was 
soon rebuilt. At an early date, Jason Harris built a black7 
smith and a trip-hammer shop on the site of the present 
Wilson Stand. On the same stream of water, Jonas Clark, 
in 1799, built and put in operation a clothing-mill, or a mill 
for fulling and dressing cloth. In this mill, Mrs. Clark spun 
linen thread by water-power, a single thread at a time. Mr. 
Clark sold his mill to James Horsley in 1804, and removed 
with his family to Shipton, Lower Canada, now called Ca- 
nada East, where he resided till 1819, when he returned to 
Dublin. 

A machine for carding wool was set up in the grist-mill 
by Bethuel Harris and Abel Twitchell, before Mr. Clark sold 
out. This machine has been supposed to be the second one 
that was run in the United States. Messrs. Harris and 
Twitchell purchased the clothing-stand of Mr. Horsley, and 
united the business of carding wool and dressing cloth, in 
one building, situated on the spot where the mill of Messrs. 
C. P. Harris and A. S. Hutchinson now stands. 

The mill now owned by Harris and Hutchinson was built 
in 1823 by Bethuel and Cyrus Harris. As soon as it was 
finished, Milan Harris put in macliinery for manufacturing 
woollen cloths, which were dressed by B, and C. Harris. 
Subsequently a company was formed consisting of the three 
Messrs. Harrises. This company was dissolved in 1832 ; 
Milan Harris leaving the same. 

The first power-looms that were started in Harrisville 
were put in operation by Milan Harris in 1823 or '4. In 
1832 and '3, Milan Harris and A. S. Hutchinson built the 
Upper Mill, as it is called, on the site of the old grist-mill 
and saw-mill. It is now owned by Milan Harris, who has 
kept it in constant operation ever since its erection. It 
has two sets of machinery, doing, however, more than the 
iisual work on account of its capacity. In this mill, from 
twenty-five to thirty hands are employed; and the cloth 
manufactured is called doeskin. The quantity of wool used 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



is about fifty thousand pounds per yeai-, making from forty 
to forty-five thousand yards of very fine superior black doe- 
skin cloth ; outselling in price per yard nearly every other 
mill in the United States, and even the majority of the Ger- 
man doeskins. Said cloth is selling at this time at one 
dollar per yard. 

No account has been furnished of the amount of stock 
used, and of cloth manufactured, in the mill of Messrs. 
Harris and Hutchinson. "We have heard it estimated at 
one half of that in the mill of Milan Harris. 

In the years 1846 and '7, Cyrus Harris formed a com- 
pany, and under his superintendence a large building was 
erected. This structure is of granite, brought from the 
quarry in Marlborough. It is four stories high, one hun- 
dred and eleven feet long, and forty feet wide. The roof is 
covered with slate. The health of Mr. Harris failed, and 
he died in 1848. The building was subsequently sold to 
Messrs. J. Colony and Sons, who in 1851 put in four sets of 
machinery and twenty-four looms. A large boarding-house 
and other buildings were erected by the Messrs. Colony ; and 
the whole is now called the Chesliire Mills, The kind of cloth 
manufactured is flannel, at the rate of one thousand yards per 
day. It sells by the bale at thirty-two cents per yard. The 
amount of sales per year is ninety-six thousand dollars. 

Pottersville. — This village is situated in the north-west 
corner of Dublin, and it takes its name from the manufac- 
ture of pottery, which, in this place, consists of brown 
earthen-ware. Clay of an excellent quality is found in in- 
exhaustible quantities a few rods south of the school-house. 
The business was commenced by David Thurston about the 
year 1795. Jona. Flood Southwick, from Danvers, Mass., 
purchased Mr. Thurston's shop, and continued the business 
till his death, when it passed into the hands of Jedediah K. 
Southwick. The non-intercourse and embargo acts and the 
war with England gave such an impulse to the manufacture 
of this kind of ware, that some eight or ten shops were built 
in the vicinity. From the close of the war with England, 
in 1815, to the present time, the business has been declin- 
ing ; and there is now within the limits of this town only 
one shop in operation. This declension was caused partly 
by the low duties and large importations of cheap English 
white-ware, and partly by the low price of tin-ware. The 
business is now mostly confined to the making of large ware 



HISTOllY OF DUBLIN. 275 

and flower-pots. The white- ware has entirely driven the 
fancy-brown ware from the market. Thirty years ago, 
brown earthen-ware was a kind of currency. Farmers in 
the vicinity of the Potteries were glad to exchange their 
surplus produce for it. They carried the ware to Vermont 
and to Western Massachusetts, and exchanged it for cash or 
grain, or such articles as were needed in their funilies. 

The business is now carried on by Ebenezer Russell and 
Son. Their shop stands on lot nineteen, range nine. They 
manufacture one thousand five hundred dollars worth per 
year. 

The name of the first workman in Pottersville was Felton, 
who came from Danvers, Mass. There was a pottery, in 
the east part of lot sixteen, range nine, carried on by Na- 
thaniel Furber ; and it has been said that he began the busi- 
ness in Dublin. 

WOODEN-WARE AND LUMBER. 

The manufacture of articles of wooden-ware was begun 
at the mills in the north-east part of Dublin, by George 
Handy and Nathaniel Greely, in 1838. Mr. Greely, after 
a few years, sold out to Mr. Handy, who continued the busi- 
ness. The annual amount of sales of washboards, clothes- 
pins, and mop-sticks, is stated to be eight thousand eight 
hundred dollars, and five hundred dollars worth of lumber. 
This mill is now owned (1853j by Asa Fairbanks. 

The first saw-mill in the north-west part of the town was 
built by Moses Adams, sen., on lot eighteen, range ten. 
The second was built by Eli Greenwood, and stood where 
Woodward's Mills now stand. It has been rebuilt several 
times. In 1826, it was carried ofi" by a freshet on the same 
night of the slide at the White Mountains. The first grist- 
mill in this part of the town was built by jNIoses AVhitaker, 
1796, on lot nineteen, range eight. It Avas in operation but 
a few years. The running portion was bought by Abner 
Smith, and added to the old Greenwood Mill. In 1834, a 
saw-mill was built by Robert Worsley and Lyman Russell 
on land owned by Mr. Worsley. It afterwards passed into 
the hands of Messrs. Needham and Heath, who added a 
clothes-pin shop. This mill is now run down, and not used. 

In 1849, Messrs. Bemis, Symonds, and Co. erected a large 
wooden-ware shop on the stream just below the " Great 



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Meadow." The next year, they built a saw -mill on the oppo- 
site side of the stream. They manufacture two hundred 
and fifty gross of mop-sticks at five dollars per gross, one 
thousand five hundred dozen of washboards at one dollar 
per dozen, and they sell one hundred and fifty thousand feet 
of boards at seven dollars per thousand. 

In 1850, George Handy built a large saw-mill and wooden- 
ware manufactory on the site of that erected by Moses 
Adams, sen. We have no account of the amount of sales 
from this mill. Mr. Handy is not the present owner. 

The old Greenwood Mill was rebuilt in 1842 by Cyrus 
W. Woodward ; and it now consists of a saw-mill, grist-mill, 
and wheelwright and carpenter's shop. When this mill was 
owned by Luther Carlton, he used part of the water-power 
for manufacturing starch, and worked up from ten to fifteen 
thousand bushels of potatoes in a season. Mr. Carlton 
came to Dublin from Lunenburg, Mass., and died in 1838. 

Charles W. Pierce has a grist-mill and saw-mill on the 
site of that first built by Samuel Twitchell, lot seven, range 
one. He manufiictures seven thousand two hundred gross 
of clothes-pins per year, at eight cents per gross. 

Messrs. Amos E. and Moses K. Perry have a saw-mill in 
Harrisville, which was first built and owned by Thaddeus P. 
Mason. The amount of their manufactures of boxes for 
cloth, shoes and boots, and various kinds of lumber, is two 
thousand five hundred dollars per year. 

A saw-mill was built by Samuel Allison on lot seventeen,' 
range six, about 1830. It has been owned by Jeremiah 
K. Needham, Charles W. Cleaveland, and Henry Holt. The 
present owner is Micah Howe. Of the amount of manu- 
factures in this mill we have no account. 



SHOES AND SHOE-PEGS. 



Besides the general manufacture of shoes for home con- 
sumption, John Piper and Joseph F. Hayes manufacture in 
each of their shops two thousand pairs of sale-shoes per 
year, worth fifty cents per pair. Joseph Morse manufac- 
tures two thousand five hundred pairs of shoes per year, 
which are valued at one thousand five hundi-ed dollars. 
Many females are employed in binding shoes for the above- 
named manufacturers. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 277 

The manufacture of shoe-pegs was begun by Ezra Rider, 
on lot three, range five, where he owned a grist-mill and saw- 
mill. Mr. Rider sold out to Joseph P. Frost and George 
Bullard. The mills were afterwards purchased by Samuel 
W. Hale, who manufactures five thousand bushels of shoe- 
pegs per year, at seventy-five cents per bushel. Large quan- 
tities of shoe-pegs have been sent to Europe, and sold in 
Liverpool and Hamburg. 

The total amount of sales in the above-named manufac- 
tories is one hundred seventy-two thousand five hundred 
and seventy-six dollars. "What the invested capital is, and 
the annual cost of materials or stock, we have not been able 
to ascertain. The business of these several manufactories 
must vary from year to year ; and our statements are to be 
taken for the year 1852. Since that date, the amount may 
be more or less. 

Col. Jonathan Locke has a clothing-mill in the south-east 
part of the town, on lot five, range one, in which he cards 
wool, and dresses cloth. Of the amount of his business we 
have had no information. Benjamin Frost built a grist-mill 
on this spot ; but, for want of suitable head and fall of water, 
it was not profitable. He sold his mill and a small piece of 
land to Nathan Hunt of Jaffi-ey, who built a house, barn, 
and clothier's shop, and after a few years sold the whole to 
Elijah B. Kimball, who set up a carding machine, and for a 
number of years carded wool and dressed cloth. He sold to 
Mr. Locke, the present owner, and removed to Peterborough. 



MILITARY AFFAIRS. 

The first pei'son who received a military commission in 
Dublin was Thomas Morse. He was commissioned as cap- 
tain of the eighth company of the sixteenth regiment. His 
commission was dated at Portsmouth, the second day of June, 
in the fourteenth year of the reign of George the Third, An- 
noque Domini 1774, and signed by J. Wentworth. The next 
captains were Moses Adams, Samuel Twitchell, and James 
Chamberlain. Captain Chamberlain's commission was dated 
at Portsmouth, Feb. 16, 1786. He served till 1793 ; when 
the men, liable for military duty, were, by mutual agreement, 
divided into two companies. The west half formed the first 



278 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

company of light infantry, and were commanded by John 
Morse, taking post at the right of the first battallion of the 
twelfth regiment. The east half formed the fifth company 
as before, and was commanded by James Adams, who was 
then a merchant on the Appleton Stand. He was succeeded 
by Abel Wilder, who rose to the post of colonel. He was 
followed by Moses Marshall, who served until 1806. The 
captains of the light infantry after John Morse, who rose to 
the post of major, were Phinehas Gleason, Andrew Allison, 
and Robert Muzzy. Captain Muzzy signed an agreement 
in 1806, to divide the regiment east and west, instead of 
north and south. This brought the company of light in- 
fantry to the post of the left of the regiment instead of the 
right; and so great was the dissatisfaction caused by this 
measui-e, that little was done till 1808, when the Legislature 
incorporated a company of grenadiers, which took post on 
the right of the regiment, and was commanded by Dr. 
Samuel Hamilton. The company of grenadiers were dressed 
in uniforms of strait scarlet coats, white pantaloons, black gai- 
ters, and white belts. The uniform was afterwards changed 
to blue. Twenty different persons have commanded this 
company, of whom E,ufus Piper rose to the j^ost of colonel. 
It was disbanded when under the command of Henry C. 
Piper; and their arms, which had been furnished by the 
State, were returned to the arsenal at Portsmouth, and their 
records to the Adjutant-General. The following is a list 
of the commanders of the grenadier company in the order of 
their service : — 



Samuel Hamilton. 
John Crombie. 
Samuel Mason. 
Joseph Gowing. 
Richard Strong. 
Bela Morse. 
John Taggart, jun. 
Rufus Piper. 
Samuel Allison. 
Calvin Mason. 
Joseph Evleth. 



Almerin Gowing. 
Dexter Mason. 
Luke Knowlton. 
Joseph Evleth. 
Calvin Learned. 
Charles A. Plarailton. 
Jason Phelps. 
Ebenezer Greenwood. 
Joseph P. Frost. 
Henry C. Piper. 



The following is a list of the commanders of the infantry 
company ; but the order of service is not in all cases cer- 
tainly known : — 



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Joseph Hayward, jun. 

Benjamin Wallingsford. 

John Jones. 

Jede. K. Southwick. 

John Wight. 

Moses Adams, jun., 2d. 

Abraham Shattuck. 

Samuel Adams. 

Jona. K. Smith, who rose 

to the post of Coloneh 
Joel Hart. 
Elias Hardy. 



Ebenezer Perry. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
Jacob Gleason. 
Curtis Smith. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 
Cyrus E. Hardy. 
Henry Heard, jun. 
Cyrus Piper, jun. 
Joseph W. Powers. 
Thomas S. Corey. 
Rufus W. Piper. 
Lewis P. Randolph. 



A company of cavalry, or troop, was formed, the members 
of which belonged in part to Dublin, and in part to Nelson. 
"We have no information respecting the time when this com- 
pany was organized or disbanded. • The commanders who 
resided in Dublin were John Warren, Nahum Warren, and 
Simeon Stanley. 

HARDSHIPS OF EARLY SETTLERS. 

Of the hardships endured by those who first came to 
Dublin, it is not easy for the present generation to form an 
adequate conception. It is true their situation was some- 
what ameliorated by their proximity to Peterborough, where 
a grist-mill was in operation ; but, during the deep snows of 
winter, the roads were impassable for oxen or horses. It is 
related that Mrs. William Greenwood, one morning in win- 
ter, put on snow-shoes, took half a bushel of corn on her 
shoulder, went by marked trees to Peterborough, had it 
ground into meal, and returned to Dublin the same day. 

The first log cabins, as they have been described to us by 
Benjamin Marshall, were rude structures. Neither bricks, 
nails, nor boards were accessible ; and for dwelling-places, 
the pioneers in the settlement built with logs what would 
now be called a pen, in dimensions about fifteen feet by 
tW' elve, having two doors, one on the south side and the 
other on the east. For a roof, they took spruce-bark, and tied 
it to poles by means of withes or twisted twigs. For a cellar, 
they dug the loose earth from the top of the ground, piled 
up logs on three sides, then with bark and dirt the whole 
was so covered as to exclude the frost. For a floor, they 
split white ash into planks, and smoothed them with a narrow 



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axe. One man, it is said, was at great expense to procure 
boards for a roof; but, having made shingles, he fastened 
them to the boards by wooden pegs. For a chimney, they 
laid stone up to the mantel-tree, and then split laths, built 
them up cob-house fashion, and plastered inside and outside 
with clay mortar. If a few bricks could be obtained, they 
would lay up a pile of flat stones two or three rods from the 
house, and construct an oven on the top of the pile, using 
clay for mortar. New comers were in the practice of taking 
their dough to their neighbor's oven, when one was near 
enough, or they baked their bread on the stone-hearth by 
their own fire. 

Though bears were occasionally troublesome, yet their 
flesh was sometimes used as food, when they could be 
caught. Eli Greenwood, son of William Greenwood, used 
to relate, that, before he* was of age, he with his father and 
brother came up at times to the west part of the town to 
work upon the lots which had been given them, and that 
on one occasion they had for several days no other meat 
than a quarter of an old bear baked. He added that his 
father, as twelve o'clock approached, was wont to say, " We 
had better not eat dinner till late ; for, if we eat early, we 
shall not be hungry enough to get down much of the old 
bear." 

In the year 1781, Aaron Marshall was troubled with 
bears in his corn-field. He set two guns at the place where 
the bear entered the field. The neighbors, being together 
at a husking, heard the report of the guns, and all went to 
see how it fared with the bear. They found him dead, car- 
ried him to the house, laid him down on the floor, pulled 
Benjamin Marshall, then a small boy, out of bed, and placed 
him on the back of the bear. Wolves were troublesome as 
late as the year 1790. One night in December of that yeai*, 
they entered the barn-yard of Aaron Marshall, killed five or 
six sheep, and ate them nearly all up. On opening the door 
in the morning, a sheep stood on the step with an icicle of 
blood hanging to her throat. About the same time, a lynx 
or catamount attacked Mr. Marshall's geese, of which the 
old gander gave warning by running to the house-door, and 
screaming at the top of his voice. The animal was caught 
the next night in a trap set for the purpose. One evening 
in the year 1772, the wife of Ebenezer Cobb, who lived on 
lot eight, range nine, heard her pig squeal, as if in great 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 281 

distress. She caught her broom, ran to the pen, and found 
a bear holdmg her pig by the top of Iris neck. Not willing 
to lose her pig, she began to pound the bear with her 
broom, calling at the same time for help ; and she drove him 
off, and saved her pig, before any help came. 

Mrs. Ivory Perry, after she was ninety years of age*, was 
heard to say, that in the winter she used in the early days 
of the town to ride to meeting on an ox-sled, but that she 
sometimes went on foot. Returning alone from meeting, 
one Sunday afternoon, she saw a wolf near where John 
Brooks now lives. The wolf was walking along by the side 
of the road. She thought it was a dog ; but, on seeing after- 
wards a stuffed wolf-skin, she recognized it as belonging to 
the same kind of animal that she saw on the road. Mrs. 
Perry said that they were sometimes obliged to cut up their 
corn to prevent bears from destroying it. On one occasion, 
she went to the corn-field at the beginning of twilight to 
gather ears of corn. She had filled her apron ; and her son 
Jolin, then a small boy, had filled a basket. John suddenly 
screamed out, " Mother, there is a bear ! " The bear sat 
up on his haunches, eating green corn. She called the dog, 
but he did not come ; and the bear, apparently undisturbed, 
continued eating, wliile she and her son walked away. The 
bear was seen again the next evening. 

The habitations of the early settlers were not always 
substantial log cabins ; but sometimes they were temporary 
huts rather loosely put together, and, in one instance cer- 
tainly, affording small protection against the inclemency of 
the weather. We have good authority for the following 
statement : Thomas Atwood, who settled on lot twenty-one, 
range six, came to Dublin in the autumn, and lived the first 
winter in a kind of shanty which had no chimney ; the fire 
was made against the perpendicular side of a large rock. 
In the course of the winter, they had a child born during a 
storm of rain. The only way they could contrive to pre- 
vent the rain from falling on INIrs. Atwood, was to extend 
over her a side of leather which had been recently pur- 
chased. 

During the period of the Revolutionary War, there were 
many instances of severe hardship. Those women especially, 
whose husbands were in the army, experienced heavy trials. 
We give an instance of one which exhibits both patriotic 
fortitude and enduring domestic toil and perseverance. It is 
36 



282 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

taken from a Sketch of the Life of Nathaniel Belknap, by 
his son, Lawson Belknap : — 

"In the summer of 1779, the situation of the American army 
became somewhat critical, and a call was made for more troops. 
Richard Gilchrest was selected to go ; but the situation of his 
family was such as to make it necessary for him to be at home. 
He requested Mr. Belknap to go in his stead. Mr. Belknap said 
he would go, if his wife was willing. After the situation of the 
army and the necessity of more men were explained to her, Mr. 
Belknap put the question, ' Are you willing I should go ? ' It was 
a trying moment, even for a woman of the Revolution. She had 
two small children, the oldest but two and a half years old, three 
cows, and some other young stock, and her husband would not 
return before mid-winter. She turned to Mr. Gilchrest, and said, 
* If we ai-e sick or need help, will you assist us ?' His answer was, 
' Yes.' Then turning to her husband, she said, " You may go and 
fight, Mr. Gilchrest will take care of us.' During Mr. Belknap's 
absence, Mrs. Belknap took care of her children and cattle, Mr. 
Gilchrest assisting in bad weather, harvested her corn and pota- 
toes ; and she worked at her loom so much, that money enough was 
earned to purchase another cow, which she bought and paid for 
before her husband's return. Mr. Belknap served six months, 
was promoted to the post of orderly sergeant, and was discharged 
in Rhode Island at the time of the great snow-storm, 1780. He 
was engaged in no general battle, but took part in several skir- 
mishes, in one of which his right-hand man fell, and he saw his 
cousin's head split open by a British sabre. He received pay for 
his services in paper money; the worth of which may be judged 
from the fact, that while on his way home he paid fifty dollars for a 
pair of snow-shoes, twenty-five dollars for a meal of victuals, and 
five dollars for a glass of brandy." 

From Mr. Belknap's Sketch, we make a few more ex- 
tracts; as the facts stated indicate, in some respects, the 
general hardships of the early settlers : — 

" When Mr. Belknap moved his wife to Dublin, her marriage 
portion from her father was one cow. As the grass on the newly 
cleared land was abundant, there was a large supply of milk, a 
part of which was lost for want of suitable vessels. These could 
not be obtained at a nearer distance than New Ipswich. Mr. Bel- 
knap started one morning on foot for New Ipswich, with a bag 
under his arm to bring home whatever utensils he might purchase. 
He procured two earthen pots ; one of which he put in each end of 
his bag, and placed them on his shoulder. On returning home- 
ward he met one of his townsmen in Peterborough, who kindly 
oflFered to carry bis pots to Dublin. From the rough condition of 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 283 

the roads, or, as Belknap rather thought, in consequence of having 
taken too much flip, his friend let the pots swing together, and one 
of them was broken and spoiled; and thus, after a journey through 
the woods of more than thirty miles, he returned with only one 
pot." 

" Mr. Belknap suffered his part of loss from the destruction of 
sheep by wolves. He had increased his flock to the number of 
eight, and was not a little elated with the hope of having a plenty 
of the warm woollens — which his wife well knew how to manu- 
facture — wherewith to clothe himself and family. But, going one 
morning to the rear of his buildings, he found the mangled remains 
of his sheep, all of which had been torn in pieces by the wolves ; 
and with them his faithful dog, that, in attempting to protect the 
property of his master, had shared the same fate. On another 
occasion, he had eleven out of thirteen sheep killed in a single 
night." 

" Mr. Belknap had erected a barn large enough to hold all his 
crops; but on the 20th of October, 1788, a severe thunder-storm 
passed over the town, and his barn was struck by lightning ; 
and his hay, grain, and potatoes, with all his farming tools, were 
destroyed. Nothing was saved except a single pumpkin, which 
his son, seven years old, rescued from the burning building, and 
rolled down the hill almost to the next neighbor's. The people of 
the town immediately turned out, and erected another frame on the 
same foundation ; and in a short space of time the new barn was 
completed." 

For many years after the first settlement of Dublin, there 
were but few sleighs. The travelling was all on foot or 
on horseback. The practice, from the south part of the town 
to the great road, was, when the snow became deep, to begin 
at Twitchell's Mills, and proceed to Moses Greenwood's, in 
the following manner: The oxen and young cattle were 
turned unyoked into the road, and one person went before 
them to commence a track, and he was followed by the 
cattle. When the man on the lead became tired, another 
took his place. At each settlement, the fresh cattle were 
put forward; and, by being thus driven in Indian file, a 
good horse-path was made. 

The food of the first settlers was of the plainest kind. 
While clearing his farm, Mr. Belknap boarded at Samuel 
Twitchell's during the season for work out of doors. His 
food for a certain day, as he described it, would not seem at 
all suitable for a laboring man in modern times. His break- 
fast, he said, was bean-porridge ; his dinner, a piece of 
baked pumpkin, with a thin slice of pork baked upon it ; 



284 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

and his supper, bean-porridge. For breakfast and supper, 
bean-porridge was a common dish. Dinners were more 
varied ; but Mr. Belknap was often heard to say, he believed 
he had eaten a well-full of bean-porridge. No recipe is 
given, that we know of, in modern books of cookery, for 
the making of this article of food ; but, if it was water in 
which meat had been boiled with beans added, it must have 
commended itself in hard times by its nutritive qualities, 
and, to the hard-working and hungry man, might not have 
been unsavory to the taste. 

ANECDOTES. 

Among the early settlers in school-district number three, 
were John and Simeon Russell. They were brothers ; but 
their dispositions were not of that character which contri- 
butes to the peace and harmony of society. They were often 
engaged in petty wrangling with each other, especially when 
they had been partaking of the intoxicating cup. It hap- 
pened that one of them found a swarm of wild bees in a 
hollow tree standing on the land of the other, and he 
claimed them as his property. The other claimed them on 
the ground that they were on his land. Many an alter- 
cation took place in relation to the bees. The time arrived 
at length for taking the honey, and the finder started for 
that purpose. He felled the tree ; but his brother, warned 
probably by hearing the strokes of the axe, came to the 
spot, and a sharp quarrel was begun. Both claimed the 
bees, and both were determined to have them. The conten- 
tion was continued for a long time ; but neither would yield. 
At length one of them kindled a fire, as is generally done in 
such cases, to destroy the bees. This enraged the other still 
more, and the contest was renewed with additional vigor. 
While they were thus struggling for the mastery, the fire 
took strong hold of the tree, which proved to be dry, and 
consumed the entire contents of the tree ; leaving the con- 
tending brothers with bloody noses, but not one drop of 
honey. Such is the result, if not literally, yet figuratively, 
of many a quarrel. 

Two members of the Baptist Church, a Mr. Rollins and a 
Mr. Riggs, had a misunderstanding with regard to some 
dealings between them ; and Mr. Riggs took occasion to call 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN, 285 

his brother RolUns an old skin-jlint. Mr, Rollins considered 
it scandalous, and reported his brother Riggs to the church 
for discipline. A meeting was called, and presided over by- 
Elder Willard. Mr. Rollins stated his grievance ; and the 
brethen discussed the matter, and gave their opinions. The 
Elder cautioned them against being hasty, and suggested the 
propriety of ascertaining the definition of the opprobrious 
epithet by consulting a dictionary. A messenger was sent 
for a dictionary, and one was procured ; but they were 
doomed to be disappointed, for the word could not be found. 
In this dilemma, they felt somewhat perplexed ; but the 
Elder proposed that Brother Riggs should state to the church 
what he meant, when he called Brother Rollins an old skin- 
flint. Mr, Riggs, who had been sitting in silence during 
the whole proceedings, rose up and said, in a sonorous and 
lisping manner, that was natural to him : " I meant that 
brother Rollins was a right-doivn honest, clever man.'" 

This must, of course, in the absence of other testimony, 
have been deemed satisfactory, 

William Spaulding, whose present residence is Cavendish, 
Vt., lived eight years with Rev. Mr. Sprague, beginning in 
1801. He often drove Mr. Sprague in his coach to Keene, 
on a visit to Mrs. Sprague. On one occasion, he says, Dr. 
DanieLAdams, with Dr. Nathan Smith, called on Mr. Sprague. 
Rev, Mr. Ainsworth, who was present, was previously ac- 
quainted with Dr. Smith, and, after shaking hands with him, 
he said, " Shall I introduce to you Daddy Sprague ? " Mr, 
Sprague, taking no notice apparently of the rude mode of 
introduction, said, " I am happy to see you, sir ; I have often 
heard of you as an eminent surgeon ; " and, putting his hand 
on Mr. Ainsworth's shoulder, continued, " I have a foolish fel- 
low here, and I want you to trepan him ; take out two ounces 
of his brains, and put in a little common sense and decency." 

A number of clergymen were present one evening at the 
house of Mr. Sprague ; and, while he was out of the room, 
they began to discuss the question of disinterested benevo- 
lence, which, in that day, was a topic of no small interest. 
Experiencing considerable difficulty in finding a satisfactory 
example, they agreed to refer the matter to Mr. Sprague 
for a decision. Accordingly, when he came in, Mr. Ains- 
worth stated the point of discussion, and the difficulty which 



286 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

they encountered, and requested him to solve the question 
by furnishing a satisfactory example. Mr. Sprague quickly 
replied, " Surely, brethren, I find no difficulty in deciding. 
I have a case in my mind, a clear and evident one ; one, in 
short, that must for ever settle the question." But as he 
hesitated, and seemed unwilling to state the case or example, 
the brethren urged him to proceed. " Well," said he, " it 
is the people of Jaifrey, who pay brother Ainsworth three 
hundi-ed dollars a year for preaching, when they do not get, 
nor expect to get, the least particle of benefit from it. That 
is what I call pure, disinterested benevolence." 

Moses Adams and John Muzzy were highly esteemed for 
their sound judgment and strict integrity. They were often 
called upon as referees to settle difficulties among their 
neighbors. It is related that Mr. Adams, being requested 
by John Farnum to act as referee in a case between him and 
Dr. Nathaniel Breed of Nelson, for taking too much toll for 
grinding his grain, inquired how much Farnum supposed 
he had lost in that way. Mr. Adams, on being told, went 
to his own grain, measured out the amount, delivered it to 
Farnum, and thus settled the matter. 



FATAL CASUALTIES. 

The first death in Dublin was occasioned by the falling of 
a tree. John Robinson had settled on lot ten, range one, 
before Samuel Twitchell was married. Mr. Robinson had 
built an oven ; and Mr. Twitchell, having commenced house- 
keeping without one, took the dough for a batch of bread, on 
an afternoon in 1767, and, accompanied by his wife, went to 
Mr. Robinson's for the purpose of using the oven. Mr. 
Twitchell inquired for Mr. Robinson, and Mrs. R. said he 
was in the woods not far off chopping down trees ; but she 
added that she had not heard the sound of his axe for some 
little time. Mr. Twitchell repaired to the chopping, and 
found his friend fatally injured by the falling of a tree, a 
branch of which struck him as it fell. It is said that every 
person in town was present at the funeral of Mr. Robinson. 
By what clergyman the funeral service was performed is not 
known to us. He was buried, it is said, without the limits 
of the present graveyard, in the road south-east of the old 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 287 

meeting-house spot, near the place where the hearse-house 
formerly stood. 

William Greenwood was killed by the falling of timbers 
at the raising of a barn, June 27, 1782. 

•Joseph Mason was killed by the falling of a tree, March, 
1806. 

Joel Kendall, a brother, and son, were killed by the same 
stroke of lightning, June 1, 1806. 

John Pratt had a son drowned previous to the year 1819. 

Nathan Jones had a young daughter suffocated, November, 
1822, by a bean in the trachea. 

Nathaniel Watts, of Peterborough, was killed Oct. 14, 
1822, by the premature explosion of a charge of powder 
from a rock which he was blasting in the well of Joseph 
Evleth. 

In November, 1823, Peter Morse was so much injured by 
the rolling of a log upon him, while at work in his saw -mill, 
that his death occurred about a week afterwards. 

In April, 1828, Minott Hayward was so injured by a fall 
in a building wliich he was erecting, that he died after a few 
days. 

Elliot Due, a colored man, belonging to Hancock, was 
found drowned, April 19, 1843, in the north part of Dublin, 
in shallow water ; and intoxication was supposed to be the 
cause of his falling, and of his inability to extricate himself. 

Neverson Greenwood, February, 1845, on sliding from 
a hay-mow, came forcibly upon the end of a pitchfork-handle, 
which entered his body, and caused death in a few days. 



JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 

The persons whose names have a star annexed have been 
appointed justices of the peace and quorum. Those with 
a dagger annexed never took the oath of office. Asa H. Fisk 
is justice of the peace throughout the state. The names are 
placed in the order of their appointment; but the precise 
times are not known to us. 



Joseph Greenwood. 
Reuben Morse. 
Samuel Twitcliell. 
John Snow.* 
Asa Fisk.f 



Thaddeus Morse. 
John Taggnrt, jun. 
Joseph Appleton. 
Rufus Piper. 
Cyrus Frost. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Jonathan K. Smith.* 
Asa Heald.* 
Richard Strong.f 
Nahum Warren.f 
Asa H. Fisk.* 



Thomas Fisk.* 
Moses Marshall. 
Aaron Smith. 
Osgood N. Russell. 
Milan W. Harris. 



Jonathan K. Smith was county-treasurer in the years 
1838 and '9, and road-commissioner in 1844, '5, and '6. 



MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 

Bible Society. — A Ladies' Bible Association was formed 
in 1828, auxiliary to the New Hampshire Bible Society ; 
and a contribution has been forwarded to the parent society 
in each year since its formation. This association has con- 
stituted the following persons life-members of the New 
Hampshire Bible Society : Mrs. L. W. Leonard, Rev. James 
Tisdale, Bev. Henry A. Kendall, Eev. Alonzo Hayes. Dea- 
con Francis Appleton, by his own subscription, Avas consti- 
tuted a life-member of the New Hampshire Bible Society. 

In the year 1824, Bev. Levi W. Leonard was made a 
life-member of the American Bible Society, by the subscrip- 
tions of seventy ladies of his congregation, collected by Mrs. 
Mary Warren. 

Letter of Mattheiv Thornton. — The following is an origi- 
nal letter from Matthew Thornton to Thomas Morse. It 
shows the scarcity of writing-paper in that day; for it is all 
written on one side of a piece of paper about six inches 
long and three inches wide, yet folded and dkected on the 
outside : — 

" To Capt. Thomas Morse in Dublin. 

" LoNDONDERKY, March 8tli, A.D. 1775. 

" Good Old Friend, — I Long to hear from you and family ; 
and, as the time that the men which Purchased Land from me in 
your Town Set to pay is past, take the trouble to let them know 
that they must Settle Immediately. Mrs. Thornton Joines with 
me and sends Compliments to your wife and family. — From, Sir, 
Your Real friend and H'ble. Ser't., Matthew Thornton." 

Province Tax, 1770. — The following receipt shows that 
the province-tax on Dublin at that period was not a light 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 289 

one, considering the small number of inhabitants and the 
newness of the settlement : — 

"province of new HAMPSHIRE. 

"April, 1771. Received from Thomas Moss, by Major "Willard, 
seven pounds five shillings eightpence one farthing, the Province- 
tax of Dublin for the 1770. 

"£7.5.81. '<H. Geo. Jaffrey, Treasurer." 

Ccesar Freeman. — In the book which contains the town- 
clerk's record of bii'ths is the following : — 

" Cfesar Freeman, servant to Gardner Town, was twenty -one 
years of age, July 8, 1790, at which time his said master gave him 
his freedom." 

Other colored persons lived in Dublin who had been 
slaves. Whether they were ever held as slaves here is not 
known. The names of Cajsar Lewis and Cato Boston are 
found in the tax-list of 1793. Their names are not inserted 
in succeeding tax-lists. 

A colored man, whose name was Dupee, lived at one time 
on lot three, range five. 

Fortune Little, who lived on lot three, range ten, had 
been a slave. He was brought from Africa at an early age, 
and sold to a Mr. Little, of Shirley, Mass., but was liberated, 
and removed to New Hampshire, when slavery ceased in the 
Bay State. 

Prices of various Articles in 1768-9. — Rye, per bushel, 
sixty cents ; corn, per bushel, forty-five cents ; potatoes, per 
bushel, thirteen cents ; oats, per bushel, thirty cents ; but- 
ter, per pound, nine cents. Beef, two and a half cents per 
pound. Boards, three dollars thirty-three cents per thou- 
sand. The foregoing prices are taken from the account-book 
of Deacon Eli Morse, in which is found the following : — 

"June the 11th, 1770. Jonathan Knowlton began one year's 
service. 

"June, 1771. For one year's work, old ten., £112. 10. 0." 

This sum was equal to fifty dollars. 

June, 1770, John Wight is credited one dollar for three 
days' work. The credit for two days' work of oxen is fifty- 
three cents. 



290 HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 

In December, 1781, Ebenezer Twitchell was charged 
fifty-one cents for two bushels of potatoes and " a crowing 
Bidde." 

The Burial-field, or Graveyard, was not enclosed for 
many years after the settlement of the town. By a vote of 
the town, a substantial stone wall was built around it. After 
the new road was made south of the graveyard, the en- 
trance to it was changed from the north side to the south- 
west corner. A tomb was prepared, by a vote and at the 
expense of the town, near the new entrance. It was de- 
signed and is used for a place of deposit for the dead in 
the winter. They are taken out and interred in the spring. 
The burying-ground has been enlarged by extending it to 
the new road on the west end, and by a piece of land on the 
south side of the same. In May, 1840, a number of per- 
sons assembled, as previously agreed upon, bringing various 
kinds of trees, in setting out which they spent the afternoon. 
The whole of the ground was not ornamented with trees 
for want of time. The native growth of trees is left stand- 
ing at the west end, and spots for new graves are mostly 
selected in that part of the field. 

Correction and Addition. — The school-house in district 
number seven was built in 1840 instead of 1841, as stated 
on page 253. The first school in this district was kept in 
the house of John Stroud, by a Mr. Jonathan White, about 
the year 1787. The room was furnished with shingle-blocks 
for seats. The first school-house was built in 1794, and a 
brick one on the same spot in 1817 or 1818, which was 
used till the town was districted in 1840. The first female 
teacher was Mrs. Joseph Bailey, who lived on lot twenty, 
range nine. 

History of District No. 3. — Mr. Lawson Belknap wrote 
a history of this district, and read it at a meeting of the 
inhabitants of the same in the winter of 1852-3. It con- 
tains many interesting facts in reference to the schools and 
the several teachers. From this history, which contains 
fifty pages, closely written, we take the following notices : — 

" Asa BuUard, of New Ipswich, was the first person employed 
as a teacher in district No. 3, in the year 1785. The term of 
school was six weeks ; three in the house of Ivory Perry, and 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 291 

three in the log-house of Richard Gilchrest. Mr. Bullard was a 
kind and successful teacher. He went to Boston, was principal of 
the Franklin School ; Chief Justice Shaw being his assistant. He 
graduated at Dartmouth College, studied medicine, and was a suc- 
cessful practitioner. He was distinguished for his social powers 
and for his active benevolence. It was said of him, that, at one 
time, he almost entirely supported four poor families. He was 
never rich. He died about 1826, much lamented by the poor." 

"In the winter of 1786, the school was taught by Mr. Samuel 
Appleton, of New Ipswich. He was a teacher of superior merit, 
and gave perfect satisfaction both to parents and pupils. He con- 
versed freely with his pupils ; and his kindness was especially 
shown towards the little girls, whom he never sutfered to wade 
through the snow-drifts, but carried them over in his arms." 

Some statistics in reference to tliis district, as given by- 
Mr. Belknap, are worthy of consideration : — 

"In 1840, the whole population of the district was 121 ; males 
56, females 65. The number of families 21, and of legal voters 24. 

" In 1845, the population was 110 ; males 54, females 56 ; and the 
number of votes 21. 

"In 1850, the number had decreased to 96, and, on the 17th of 
June, 1852, the whole number was only 84 ; males 39, females 45, 
with only 16 legal voters. At this time (February, 1853), the 
whole number of inhabitants is only 73 ; showing a decrease since 
1840 of 48. 

" The whole number of families in 1840 was 21, and now it is 
only 14. The present number of legal voters is 15; showing a 
decrease of 9 since 1840." 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS. 

The first person named in the following list of occupants 
and owners of lots or parts of lots in Dublin, is supposed to 
have been the first settler. The other names are arranged, 
as nearly as could be ascertained, in the order of their suc- 
cession. In this respect there are doubtless many errors, 
especially with regard to residents. The names of present 
occupants or owners are in Italics. iNlany of the lots have 
been divided and subdivided, and of course many farms are 
composed of different lots. On many lots there have been 
several settlements. When a dash ( — ) is placed before a 



292 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



name, it is meant to indicate the first settler on another part of 
the lot ; but accuracy in this respect "was not attainable ; and, 
where there have been many houses erected on the same lot, 
we found the difficulty greatly increased. Our arrangement, 
therefore, cannot, in all cases, be relied upon as correct. 
There are contradictory statements on the subject, which it 
has not been in our power to reconcile. Res. is annexed to 
the names of those who were residents, not owners. Owner 
annexed to a name shows that the person never resided on 
the lot, though it was for a time his property. 



Eange I. 

Lot 1. Not settled, owned by non- 
residents. A barn was 
built upon it by Deacon 
Holmes of Peterborough. 

Lot 2. NORTH PART. 

Silas Brown. 
Solomon Piper, 1794. 
Jonas B. Piper. 
Artemas Piper. 
William Fai-nsworth. 
Charles Perry. 

SOUTH PART. 

Amos Perry. 

Isaac Bond, 1767. 

Jonas Bond. 

Jonas Brooks Piper. 

Samuel Burns. 

John Fife, from Jaffrey. 

John Stone, from Swanzey. 

Lot 3. NORTH PART. 

Owned by Solomon Piper 
and his heirs, but no 
building erected upon it. 

SOUTH PART. 

Silas Brown. 
James Rollins, jun. 
Samuel Rollins. 
William Davis. 
Peter Davis. 
Lorenzo Davis. 
Lot 4. Francis Smith, from West- 
ford, Mass. 



Jeremiah Barrett. 
James Rollins, jun. 
Timothy Farnsworth. 
James Nay. 
Sally Farnsworth. 
John A. Wheeler, from 
Ashhy, Mass. 
Lot 5. John Elliot, 1779. 
Amos Russell. 
Simeon Russell, South end. 

— Benjamin Frost. 
Cyrus Frost, 2d. 
Joseph W. Powers. 
William Howard, South- 
east corner. 

— Stephen Corey, E. side. 
Isaac Sanderson, from Ma- 
son. 

John Nay, cabinet-maker. 
John Russell. 
Alvarus Lawrence. 
Elbridge Baldwin. 
James Baldwin, Res. 
Sylvester Doyle, from Ire- 
land. 

— Nathan Hunt, clothier. 
Elijah B. Kimball, „ 
Jonathan Locke, ,, 

Lot 6. Not settled. Several Own- 
ers. 

Lot 7. Samuel Twitchell, 1762. 
Samuel Twitchell, jun. 
Ephraim Foster, Owner. 
Asa Borden. > 
John Hambly. \ 
John Taggart, jun. 
Jacob Gleason. 
Moses Rider, Res. 

John Jones, ,, 

Luther Barnes, ,, 

William Rider, „ 

Gershom Twitchell, jr., ,, 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



293 



John Pierce, Res. 

— William Stanley. 
Reuben Barrett. 
Charles W'. Pierce. 

— Joseph P. Frost. 
Silas P. Frost, Res. 
Mrs. Wells, 

— James Bowers. 
Luther Bowers, Owner. 

— Samuel Moore. ) 
James Moore. \ 

Lot 8. SOUTH PART. 

Bartholomew Goyer, 1772. 
Samuel Derby, 1783. 
Dexler Derby. 

NORTH PART. 

Nathaniel Bates. 
John Stroud. 
Lot 9. Simeon Bullard. 
Timothy Bullard. 
Luther Bowers. 
Alfred Godfrey, Res. 
Lot 10. John Robinson, killed by 
the fall of a tree, 1767. 
INIoses Mason. 
Moses Mason, jun. 
Abraham Patch. 
William Sawin. 
Benjamin Sawin. 
Adam Bailey. 
John Jones. 
Lucy Jones. 

Rev. E. Sprague, Owner. 
Lot 11. Wm. Gilchrest, removed 
to Vermont. 
Stephen Ames, 1782. 
Jonathan Ames. 
Aaron Appleton, Owner. 
Nathan Jones, Res. 

John Twitchell, Ist. „ 
Lockhart Willard, „ 
Everett Adams, ,, 

Nathl. Wyman, ,, 

Willard Z. Brooks of Han- 
cock, Owner. House ta- 
ken down. 
Lot 12. Abel Parker. 
Saml. Gowing. 
Joab Evleth. 
Joseph Evleth. 
— Samuel Snow. 



Ezra Snow. 
Joseph N. Taft. 
Roswell Gowing. 
Willard Z. Brooks, Owner. 
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 
not settled. Occupied by 
Monadnock Mountain. 
Lot 21. Reuben Spalding. 
Moses Spalding. 

Owned by the Shakers. 
Lot 22. Phinehas Farrar, annexed 
to Marlborough in 1818. 

Range II. 

Lot 1. Not settled. 
Lot 2. Ivory Perry. 

Ivory Perry, jun. 

George Perry. 

Ivory Perry, Sd. 

— Moses Perry. 
Abel Wilder, Res. 

— John Perry. 
Thomas Perry. 

— Charles Perry. House 
burned in 1851, not re- 
built. 

Lot 3. Asa Fairbanks, 1786. 

Moses Fairbanks. 

James Derby, Res. 

Jackson Greenwood. 

John Perry, jun. 

Lot 4. Not settled. 

Lot 5. Israel Maynard. 

Jona. Perry, ) ^ 
Samuel Fisk! 5 Owners. 

Jona. Bowers. 
Luke Belknap. 
Ebenezer Burpee. 
Charles Perry. 

— Charles Stanley. 
Henry Heard. 

Jona. Dodge, Res. 

Marsh, ,, 

Josiah Priest, ,, 

Richard Phillips, 3d., „ 

SOUTH PART. 

Lot 6. Robert Fisk, 1784. 

William Maxwell, 1781. 
Robert Millikin, Owner. 
James Gowing. 
Aimer in Gowing. 

— Philip Mills. 



294 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



NORTH PART. 

— Joel Wight. 

Abraham Jaquith. 

Samuel Gowing. 

William Gowing. 

Joseph Gowing. 

Zaman A. Goioing. 
Lot 7. Not settled. 
Lot 8. Daniel White. 
Lot 9. Gardner Town, 1772. 

Samuel Emes. 

Ebenezer Emes, 1779. 

Alexander Emes, 1785. 

Stephen J. Woods. 

Ebenezer Burpee. 

Harvey Wells. 

William Rugg. 

Moses Corey, Owner. 

Stephen Coggswell. 

School House, No. 4. 
Lot 10. Joel Wight. 

Timothy Adams. 

Caldwell. 

Caleb Hunt. 

Isaac Hunt. 

— Ebenezer Burpee. 

Lot 11. Stephen Bent, 1780, re- 
moved to Sterling, near 
Lake Ontario. 

SOUTH PART. 

— Moses Rider. 

Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, not settled. 
Lot 17. Benjamin Mason, jun. 
Lot 18. Not settled. 
Lot 19. James Adams. 

Stephen Russell. 

Lemuel Wheeler. 

Daniel Gleason. 
Lot 20. Phinehas Gleason, 1784. 

John Gleason. 

Phinehas Gleason, jun. 

Asa Hemenway, Res. 

Amos Wheeler. 

Richard Thomas, Res. 

G. P. Taylor, „ 
Lot 21. Not settled. 
Lot 22. Joel Porter, annexed to 
Marlborough, 1818. 

Range III. 

Lot 1. Samuel Caldwell. 

Samuel Hogg (name al- 
tered to Shepherd),1782. 



— James Taggart. 
Thomas Hay. 
William Hay, Owner. 
Dexter Hay, Res. 

William Gilchrest, ,, 
Charles A. Hamilton, ,, 
James Cavender, ,, 

Jacob Robbins ,, 

Lot 2. NORTH PART. 

Josiah Allen. 
Elihu Penniman. 
Nehemiah Upton. 

SOUTH PART. 

Asa Pierce. 

Silas Pierce. 

Samuel Davison. 

Moses Fairbanks. 

Abel Wilder, Res. 

Jotham Hoar, ,, 

Jonas Bond, ,, 

Joshua Stanley, jun., ,, 
Lot 3. Not settled. 
Lot 4. William Stuart. 

Joshua Stanley. 

Simeon Stanley. 

W. T. and C. Wheeler. 

— Joshua Stanley, jun. 

Wallace Stanley. 

Benjamin F. Morse. 

Fairfield, Owner. 

Danl. G. Jones, Owner, 
1853. 

School House, No. 3. 
Lot 5. Richard Gilchrest, 1775. 

John Gilchrest. 

Nathan B. Buss. 

Hiram Barden, Res. 

Harmon Robinson, ,, 

Asa Fisk, Owner of part of 
the lot. The house has 
been taken down. 
Lot 6. Nathaniel Belknap, 1775. 

Nathaniel Belknap, jun. 

Lawson Belknap. 

— Jackson Greenwood. 
Abel Wilder, Res. 
Mary Belknap, ,, 

Lot 7. Caleb Ward, from War- 
wick, Mass. 
Lot 8. Abner Hinds, 1778. 
Abner Hinds, jun. 

— Moses Corey. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



295 



Lot 9. 



Lot 10. 



Lot 11. 



Lots 12 
Lot 14. 
Lot 15. 
Lot 16. 



Lotl( 



Lot 18. 



Lot 19. 
Lot 20. 



Charles S. Kendall. 

&mweZWif«/e,> Owners. 
Nathan \\ hilney ,S 
Joseph Twitch ell. 
Joseph Twitchell, jun. 
Hervey Learned. 
Josephus Snow, Res. 
Daniel Twitchell, ,, 
Abraham Shattuck, ,, 
Amos Babcock, 1785. 
James Grimes. 
Moses Rider. 
Ezra Rider. 

Ephraim Foster, Owner. 
Daniel Twitchell, Res. 
Israel ]\Iaynard, 
Jesse Glover, 
John Twitchell, 
Elisha Knowlton, 
Ilarvey Wells, 
Daniel Hinds. 
Nathan Bisby. 
Jonathan jMason, Owner. 
Ephraim Foster. 
— Abel Munroe. 
Samuel Ames. 
Stephen Myrick. 
and 13. Not settled. 
Timothy Twitchell. 
Not settled. 
Paul Morse. 
Amos Emery. 
Jonathan Emery. 
Nathan Holt. 
Daniel Fiske, Owner. 
Daniel Phillips, Res. 

Richard Phillips, 3d. „ 
Luther Freeman, ,, 

Nathan Gleason. 
Jonathan Hoar. 
John Hoar. 
Henry Heard. 
Samuel Morse, Owner. 
Abigail Morse, Owner, 

South part. 
George P. Taylor, Owner, 

North part. 
Daniel Gleasou. 
Joseph Griffin. 
Isaac Stowell. 
Luther Freeman. 
Luther Darling. 
Daniel Gleason. 
Nathan Winch. 
James Sanders. 



Lot 21. Jeremiah Demis. 

Oliver Bemis. 

Jeremiah W. Bemis. 

John Lewis. 

George U. Lewis. 
Lot 22. Not settled. 



Lotl. 



Lot 



Lot 4. 



Lot 



Lot 7. 



Range IV. 



Moses Johnson. 
Nathan Whittemore. 
James Rollins. 
Mark Barker. 
Seth Broad. 
Nehemiah Upton. 
Stephen Gibson. 
Samuel Fisk, jun. 
Nathaniel Burnham. 

— James Robbe. 
Thomas Robbe. 

— James Robbe, jun. 
Benjamin Heard, Owner. 
Henry Heard, Res. 
Moses A. Fairbanks. 

Lot 2. Benjamin Learned, jun. 

John Taggart. 

John Taggart, jun. 

Noah Smith. 

John Brooks. 

Josiah Greenwood. 

Josiali Wait. 

Micajah Martin. 

Asa Poioers. 

Elliot Poivers. 

Benjamin Learned, jun. 

Amos Learned. 

Joseph Rollins. 

Jefferson Heald. 
Lot 5. John Swan. 

Samuel Fisk. 

Asa Fisk. 

Ministry Lot. 

Abner Maynard. 

■ Kemp. 

Marstin Holt. 

Moses Greenwood, jun. 

— Joseph Whittemore and 
others. 



NORTH PART. 



Joseph Whittemore. 
Rufus Piper. 
William Davis. 
— John Pain, Res. 



296 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



SOUTH PART. 

— Benjamin Wellington. 
E. Sprague, Owner. 
Asa Fisk. 
Asa H. Fisk. 
James Mills. 
Daniel Wight. 
Timothy Warren, Res. 
Lot 8. Gardner Town. 

John Learned, 1777. 
Jonathan Perry. 
Ebenezer Perry. 
Charles A. Hamilton. 



EAST PART. 

William Yeardly. 

Samuel Ward. 

James Emes. 
Lot 9. Benjamin Learned. 

Thaddeus Learned. 

John Wilson Learned. 

Calvin Learned. 

Francis Phelps, Res. 

Joseph Phelps, ,, 

Moses Corey, ,, 
Lot 10. Jabez PuflFer. 

John Pain. 

John Snow, jun. 

— Charles Snow. 

Enos Farnum. 
Lot 11. Simeon Bullard. 

Joel Wight. 

Samuel Fisher. 

Abel Maynard. 

Aaron Apple ton. Owner. 

Brown and Severance, Own- 
ers. House taken down . 
Lots 12 and 13. Not settled. 
Lot 14. Saw-mill. This lot, once 
owned by Rev. Edward 
Sprague, sold to Peter 
Morse. 
Lot 15. Ralph Sanger, \ 

Andrew Allison, > Owners. 

Jona. Hoar, ) 

Eli Allison. 
Lot 16. Levi Partridge, 1762. 

Benjamin Hills, Owner. 

Henry Stewart, 1779. 

Adam Caldwell, Res. 

Elijah Carle. 

David Mead. 

Abner Sanger. 



Rhoda Sanger. 

Cyrus Emery. House ta- 
ken down. 
Lot 17. Thomas Steele, Owner. 

Isaac Twitchell. 

Jona. and Cyrus Emery. 
Lot 18. Amos Morse. 
Lot 19. Ichabod Rowell, 1780. 

John Rollins. 

James Rollins, Res. 

Thaddeus Duncklee. 

William Shattuck, Owner. 
House taken down. 
Lot 20. William Upton. 

Levi Kemp, from Groton, 
Mass. 

School-house, No. 5. 

— James Upton . No dwel- 
ling-house now. 

Lot 21. Isaac Morse. 

Ebenezer Richardson. 
Cyrus Frost, \st. 

— David Richardson. 
Aaron Richardson. 

Lot 22. Jas. Cochran, from Jaffrey. 
John Stone. 
Samuel Stone. 
William Durracott. 

— John Stone, jun. 

Silas Stone, son of Capt. 

John Stone. 
Richard Thomas, Res. 

Range V. 

Lots 1 and 2. Not settled. 
Lot 3. James Houghton, 1781. 
Paul Whittemore. 
Drury Morse. 
Ezra Rider. 
Joseph P. Frost. 
George Bullard. 
!Mills, owned by Sarnl. W. 
Hale and Nathan Whit- 
ney. 
Moses Greenwood, jun., 

Res. 
Franklin Wait, Res. 

— Samuel Smith. 
Hiram Barden, Res. 

— Solomon Morse. 
Jonas Clark. 
Levi Marvin. 
Rufus Symonds, Res. 

Lot 4. Redhood Pike. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



297 



Lot 5. 



Lot 6. 



Lot 



Lots. 



Joseph Eaton, 
Josiah Greenwood. 
Elijah Kemp. 
Drury Morse. 
Benjamin Marshall. } 
James Chamberlain, j 

— Jonas Bond. 
Franklin Bond. 
Rufus Symonds, Res. 
James Greenwood, ,, 
School-house, No. 2. 
Silas Stone. 

John Stone. 
Edward Wilson. 
Rev. E. Sprague, Owner. 
Richard Strong. 
Joseph R. Strong. 
Charles W. Goiving. 
James Rollins. 
John Rollins. 
Joseph Rollins. 
Abraham Mead. 
Levi Conant. 
Horatio Greenwood. 
Abel Duncklee, Res. 
Charles Stanley, ,, 
Daniel Jackman, ,, 
Elliot Powers, ,, 

— Moses Greenwood. 
Moses G. Gowing. 

— Moses Greenwood, jun. 
John Alexander. 
Joseph Greenwood. 
James Mann. 

William Davis. 
Samuel Davison. 
Isaac Greenwood, Res. 
Solomon Morse, ,, 
Gershom Morse, ,, 
Luther Barnes, ,, 

— Joseph F. Ha]). 

— Asa Heald, Owner. 
Samuel L. Taggard, Res. 
Samuel W. Hale, 
Nathan Whitney, ,, 

— Store, built by Samuel 
Davison, owned by Cy- 
rus Piper. 

Cyrus Piper, jun.. Res. 

— Eli Hamilton. \ 
Charles A. Hamilton. \ 
Jackson Greenwood. 
William Taggart. 
Joseph Adams, 1770. 

— Samuel Jones. 
Samuel Jones, jun. 



Res. 



Lot 9, 



Cory don Jones. 

Dr. David Carter, 

Hermon Robinson, 

Samuel Adams, 

Jas. Chamberlain, 2d., 

Levi Conant, 

Mrs. Prudence Minott, 

Rebecca Pratt, 

Mrs. Bela Morse, 

James Chamberlain, 1773. 

Rev. Edward Sprague. 

Benjamin Perry. 

Joseph Perry. 

George A. Gowing. 

— Joseph Abbot. 
Eli and James Adams. 
Eli Adams and Aaron Ap- 

pleton. 
Aaron Appleton. 
Joseph Appleton. 
Rev. Henry A. Kendall. 
Samuel Appleton, Owner. 
David Appleton , , , 

L. W. Leonard, Res. 
Moses Cragin, ,, 
Daniel G. Jones, ,, 
Alona Stone, ,, 

— INIicah Morse, Tanner. 
Rev. Joseph Farrar. 
Rev. Edward Sprague. 
John Snow. 
Josephus Snow. 
Thomas Wait. 

— John Snow, jun. 
Elisha Knowlton. 
Mrs. Joseph Whittemore. 
James Bullard. 
Mrs. Joseph R. Strong. 
Lewis P. Randolph, Owner. 
Mrs. James Hayward. 
Not settled. 
Richard Phillips, 1782. 
George W. Phillips. 
Richard Phillips, 2d. } 
William Phillips. J 

Lot 13. Alexander Scott. 

Eli Morse. 

Thaddeus Morse. 

Thaddeus Morse, jun. 
Lot 14. Peter Morse. 

Peter Morse, jun. 

Not settled. 

Thomas Morse. 

John ]\Iorse. 

Jesse Morse. 

John Knowlton, 2d. 



Lot 10. 



Lot 11 
Lot 12, 



Lot 15. 
Lot IG. 



Lot r 



298 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Silas Knowlton. 
Lot 18. Not settled. 
Lot 19. Joseph Barrett. 

William Rollins. 

Abel Stevens. 

Henry Heard. 

Ebenezer Perry. 

William Shattuck, Owner. 
Lot 20. Samuel Williams. 

Abijah Williams. 

Josiah Bemis. 

Benjamin P. Hardy. 

— Thomas Lewis. 

— Daniel Symonds. 
Lemuel Wheeler. 
Jacob Hart. 

Joel Hart. 
Lot 21. Thomas Wakefield, 1778. 
Cyrus Wakefield. 
David Hart. 
Jesse Knowlton. 
Jason Phelps, Owner. 

— Elias Hardy. 

— Thomas Hardy, 1784. 
Moses Hardy. 

Cyrus E. Hardy. 
Lot 22. Capt. John Stone. 

John C. Stone, Owner. 
Amos Bobbins, Res. 

— John Davis. 

Range VI. 

Lot 1. William Thornton, 1752. 

— Abijah Richardson, jun. 
Lot 2. Isaac Apple ton. 

David Appleton. 
John Twitchell, Res. 

— Luke Richardson. Built 
Mills. 

Lot 3. Not settled. Owned by 

Jesse R. Appleton. 
Lot 4. Joseph Eaton, 1781. 

Francis Appleton. 

Jesse R. Appleton. 
Lot 5. Henry Strongman. 

Richard Strongman. 

James Rollins. 

John Millikin. 

Salmon Wood. 

Augustine Wood. 

Benjamin Learned, Res. 
Lot 6. William Strongman. 

Joseph Rollins, jun. 

John Dixon, Res. 



Timothy Warren, Res. 
Isaac Greenwood, ,, 
Israel Maynard, ,, 
Thomas Sherwin, ,, 
Mrs. Asenath Greenwood, 

Res. 
William Allen Greenwood, 

Owner. 

— Isaac Greenwood, 1781. 
Joshua Greenwood. 
Joshua Greenwood, jun. 
Jonas B. Piper, jun. 

— Cyrus Piper. 
Jackson Greenwood. 
John Wilder. 
William Burns. 
Hannah Burns. > 
Nathaniel Holt. \ 

— Samuel Twitchell. 
Lucy Gowing. 

Ira Crombie, Res. 

Sylvia Twitchell, ^ -loro 

Betsey Twitchell, \ ^^^'^^ 

George Wood, Res. 

Jonas H. Brooks, ,, 
Lot 7. William McNey. 

Asa Norcross. 

James Rollins. 

Nathan Whittemore. 

John JNIillikin. 

Moses Marshall, Res. 

Thomas Hay, ,, 

Solomon Morse, ,, 

Zadoc Chapman. 

Henry Whitcomb, Res. 

Dr. David Carter, ,, 

Cyrus Piper. 

Moses Cragin. 

Solomon Piper, jun., Ow- 
ner. 

Mrs, Elvira Farnsworth, 
Res. 

— Dr. Samuel Hamilton. 
John Sanders. 

Joseph Thurston. 
Daniel Boutell. 
Josiah Greenwood. 

— Nathan Whittemore. 
Dr. Moses Kidder. 

Dr. Stephen H. Spaulding. 
Dr. Asa Heald. 
Joseph F. Hay, Res. 
Joseph Morse, ,, 
Oliver Whitcomb, ,, 

— Deering Farrar. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



299 



Reuben Muzzy. 
Ebenezer B. Wallingsford. 
William Stanley, Res. 
Cyrus Piper, Owner. 
Mrs. Abigail Twitchell. 

— Paul Nelson. 
David Townsend. 
Ajina Townsend. \ 
Isaac Remick. ^ 

Lot 8. William Greenwood, jun. 
Joshua Greenwood. 
Asa Greenwood. 
Luther Smith. 
Rufus Piper. > 
Henry C. Piper. ^ 

— John Piper. 

— Mrs. Julia Piper. 

— John Wilder. 
Reuben W. Twitchell. 
Luther Smith. 

Eli Hamilton. 
Henry Gould. 

— Isaac Adams, a weaver. 
Joseph Abbot, merchant. 
School-house No. 1, built 

1841. 

— Wm. Greenwood, 2d. 
Jeremiah Greenwood. 
Alline Newell. 

Curtis Smith. 
Samuel L. Taggard. 
Joseph Morse. 
Mrs. Lucy Dearborn. 
Thomas Perry, 2d, Res. 

— Micah Morse. 
Lot 9. James Rollins. 

Cyrus Chamberlain. 

Daniel Fishe. 

James Chamberlain, 1st. 

— Ebenezer Greenwood. 
James A. Mason. 

Rev. James Tisdale, Par- 
sonage. 

Rev. Henry A. Kendall, 
Parsonage. 

Rev. Alonzo Hayes, Par- 
sonage. 

Samuel L. Taggard, Res. 

Jesse Morse, and others, 
Owners. 

Brick Church, built 1835, 
dedicated 1836. 

First Cong. Church, built 
1852, dedicated March 2, 
1853. 
Lot 10. Joseph Farrar. 



— Dr. Abel Maynard. 
Abel Maynard, jun. 
Lucinda Maynard. 
Esther Sargent, Res. 

— Reuben Twitchell. 
Daniel Twitchell, 2d. 
John Piper. 

Levi W. Leonard. 

— Moses Marshall. 

— Marstin Holt, 1779. 
Church on the Hill, taken 

down in 1852. Part of 
the burying-ground is on 
this lot, and part of the 
First Meeting-house was 
also on it. 
Lot 11. The largest part of the 
burying-ground is on this 
lot, and part of the old 
meeting-house was also 
here. 
Lot 12. Abel Tvcitchell. 

Dr. Nathan Burnap. 

Nathan Bixby. 

Joseph Hayward, 1781. 

John Hayward. 

Dexter Mason. 

— Joseph Hayward, jun. 
Minott Hayward. 
James Hayward. 
Samuel L. Taggard. 
Samuel W. Hale, Owner. 
Chas. A. Hamilton, Owner. 

— Joel White, house burnt. 
Benjamin Mason, jun. 
Cyrus Mason. 

— Benjamin Morse. 
Lot 13. William Scott. 

Robert Muzzy. 

Thomas Alden. 

Amos Jackson. 

Joseph Hayward, jun., 
Owner. 

Samuel Adams. 

Phinehas Gleason, jun. 

John Gleason. 

Silas Pierce, 2d., Res. 

Salmon Blodgett, ,, 

Jonas Clark, ,, 

Lot 14. John Wilson Learned. 

Asa Morse. 

Roland Farnum. 
Lot 15. Deacon John Knowlton. 

Luther Barnes. 

Luke Knowlton. 

Thomas Fisk, built 1852. 



300 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



— Nathan Knowlton. 
Lot 16. Andrew Allison. 
Lot 17. Samuel Allison. 

Jeremiah K. Needham. 

Charles W. Cleaveland. 

Henry Holt. 

Micah Howe. 
Lot 18. Not settled. 
Lot 19. John Barrett, 1784. 

— Joseph Barrett, 1779. 
John Riggs. 

Jonas Wight. 
Lot 20. Levi Barrett. 

Robert Muzzy, Owner in 

part. 
Samuel Adams, Owner in 

part. 
Piper and Jones, pasture. 
Lot 21. Thomas Atwood. 

— Samuel Lewis, North 
part. 

Samuel Williams, Owner, 
East part. 

— Oliver White. 
Lot 22. Not settled. 

Range VII. 

Lot 1. John Morse, Owner. 
Abijah Richardson. 
Malachi Richardson. 

— John Richardson. 
Daniel Fiske, 
Nathan Holt. 

Lots 2, 3, and 4. Not settled. 
Lot 5. Joseph Drury, taxed 1778. 

Abel Wilder. 

Jonathan Townsend. \ 

Samuel F. Townsend. J 
Lot 6. Hart Balch, 1779. 

David Townsend, jun., 
1779. 

David Townsend, jr. , 2d. i 

David Townsend, jr., Sd. ^ 
Lot 7. John Alexander. 

Ebenezer Emes, 1779. 

William Davis. 

John Rollins. 

Artemas Childs. 

Edward Sprague, Owner. 

Asa Gibbs. 

Luke Richardson, Owner. 

Myricli Ross, Res. 
Lot 8. Ebenezer Twitchell. 

Abijah Twitchell. 



Lots 9, 
Lot 12. 



Lot 13 



Lot 14, 
Lot 15, 



Lot 16, 



Lot 17 



Lot 18 
Lot 19 



Lot 20 



Lot 21 



Seth Cobb, 1780. 
Stephen Davis. 
Seth Cobb, jun. House ta- 
ken down. 
10, and 11, not settled. 
Gershom Twitchell, sen. 
Isaac Twitchell. 

— Joel Wight. 
Eli Wight. 
Luther Barnes. 
William Hartwell. 
Lyman Farnum. 
Jonas H. Brooks. 
Cornelius Towne, jun. 
Not settled. 
School-house No. 6, built 

1840. 
Zaccheus Watkins. 
Elias Knowlton. 

— Edward Cheney. 
Thomas Fisk, Owner. 
Thomas Muzzy. 
Robert Muzzy. 
Robert Muzzy, jun. 
Joseph Whittemore. 
Thomas Fisk. 
Joshua Farnum, 1778. 
En 08 Farnum. } 
Joshua Farnum, jun. \ 
Roland Farnum. 
Ebenezer Atwood. 

— Horace Yeardly. 
John Brooks. 

Joseph B. Yeardly, Res. 

Arba S. Amsden, " 

William Yeardly, Owner. 

School-house No. 6, re- 
moved 1840. 
. Not settled, sold to Joshua 
Farnum for an iron bar. 
, John Wight. 

Jonas Wight. 

Jonas Wight, 2d. 

S. W. Hale, Owner. 

William Pratt, of Peter- 
borough, Owner. 
, Thomas White, 1781. 

John White, Res. 

John Twitchell, ,, 

Thomas Sargent. 

Cornelius Towne, jun. 

No resident now. 
. John Caldwell, 1778. 

— Joseph Haven. 
Ruggles Smith. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



301 



John Gleason. 
Josiah Fitch. 
Lot 22. David Stanford. 
Zebulon Norris. 
Nealley Norris. 
Asa Metcalf, Res. 

Adam Templetpp, ,, 
Amos Stanford, ,, 
No resident now. 

Range VIII. 

Lot 1. John Clark. 

Aaron Greenwood. 
Neverson Greenwood. 
Heirs of Neverson Grecn- 

ivood. Owners. 
James Lowe, Res. 
Lot 2. Samuel Smith. 
Asa Fiske. 
Parker Fiske. > 
Levi W. Fiske. \ 
Lots 3 and 4. Not settled. 
Lot 5. David Townsend, jun., 1st. 
House burnt, and a new 
one built by 

— Amos Townsend. 
Jabez P. Townsend. i 
Charles M. Townsend. \ 

Lot. 6. David Townsend, senior, 
1779. 
Dr. Abel Maynard. 
Samuel Fisher. 
Samuel Fisher, jun. 

— D. Gray Nutting, 1779. 
Benjamin Wiley, 1781. 
No resident now. 

Lot 7. Simeon Johnson. 

Adam Johnson. 

Ira Fuller. 

Daniel Warren. 

Nahum Warren. 

Charles Corey. 

School-house No. 9. 
Lot 8. Jonathan Adams, 1782. 

Joshua Flint. 

John Pratt. 

Daniel Twitchell, 2d. 

Daniel G. Jones. 

Bela Morse, Owner. 

James Abbot, Res. 

— Amos Emery. 
John Crombie. 
Clark C. Cochran, 

Lot 9. Joseph Twitchell, Zd. 
Lot 10. Jabez Puffer, 1773. 



David Elliot, 1779. 

James Demeritt. 

Ellis Stedinan. 

Josiah Wait. 

Homer and Ladd, Owners. 

David Townsend, jun., 2d., 
Owner. 

Franklin Wait, Res. 

Harvey Allen, ,, 

Benjamin Sawin, ,, 
House taken down. 
Lot 11. Jabez Puffer. 

Daniel Morse. 

Levi Morse. 

Aaron Appleton, Owner. 

Amos Stanford, Res. 

John Gilchrest, ,, 

Frankhn Wait, ,, 

Edward Millikin. 

Moses Twitchell, Owner, 
1853. 
Lot 12. Reuben Morse. 

Bela Morse. 

Bela Morse, jun. 

Eli Hamilton. ) 

Charles A. Hamilton, j 

Samuel L. Taggard. 

E. T. Burnham, Owner. 

Quimby, ,, 

Oilman Whittemore, Res. 
Lot 13. Thaddeus Mason, sen. 

John Mason. 

Danl. Phillips, Res. House 
burned. 

Calvin Mason. 
Lot 14. Dr. Ward Eddy. 

— WillardHunt. 
Isaac Hunt. 

Spaulding. 

No house now. 

Lot 15. Not settled. 
Lot 16. John Muzzy. 

John Muzzy, jun. 

Reuben Muzzy. 

Isaac Fuller. 

Jeremiah Stickney. 

Jonas Brooks. 

John Brooks. 

Ebenezer B. Brooks. 

Joseph B. Yeardly. 

William Yeardly, jun., 2d. 

Adam Templeton, Res. 

David White, ,, 

Ebenezer French, ,, 
Lot 17. John Wight. 

— Moses Adams, jun. 



302 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Moses Adams, jun., 2d. 

— Josiah Reed. 
Lot 18. Oldham Gates, 1784. 
Lot 19. Moses Whi taker. 

Matthew Davis. 

Paul Fitch. 

Cornelius Towne, jun. > 

Ira Know! ton. j 

Josiah Wight, Res. 
Lot 20. Asa Pratt. 

John Pratt. Lot 1. 

Moses Riggs. 

Samuel Lewis. 

Timothy Pratt. 
Lot 21. John Stroud, 1778. 

Jonathan Flood Southwick. Lot 2. 

— David Thurston. 
Jedediah Kilburn South- 
wick. I 

Nathaniel Furber. 

Augustus SoutJnvick. • Lot 3. 

— John French, jun. ,1783. , 
Robert Worsley. \ 

— Jabez Wight. | 

John Wight. > i Lot 4. 

Asa Hemenway. \ 
Aaron Smith. > \ 

Elisha Smith. \ t Lot 5. 

Aaron Smith, jun. 
— Calvin Smith. 
Morris M. Heath. 
Mrs. Susan Currier. 
Lot 22. William Greenwood, jun. 
Arba Greenwood. 

— Jonathan Russell. 
Ebenezer Russell. 

— Moses Riggs. 
Luther Carlton. 

Manning, Res. 

Calvin Carlton. 
Prescott Lewis. 
Cyrus W. Woodward. 

— John White, Res. 
James Knowlton. 
Jonathan Russell, jun. 
James L. Russell. 
John Gove. 
Ira P. Smith. 
Rev. Lyman Culver, Res. 
Silas Bruce, ,, 
Josiah H. Knight, ,, 
John McFee, ,, 
Eben. H. Russell, ,, j 

— Prentiss Greenwood. j 

John E. Needham. } Lot 6. 

— Daniel Greenwood. 



Josiah Lewis. 
Mrs. Anna Lewis. 
Josiah Bemis. 
George W. Worsley. 
William Richardson. 
Methodist Church, built 
1852. 

Range IX. 

Benjamin Marshall. 
Bartholomew Persons. 
AVilliam Page. 
Abigail Warren. 
Nahum Warren. 
Daniel Warren. 
Nahum Warren. 
William Davis. 
Moses Eaton. 
John Gilchrest. 
Not settled. Owned by 
John Warren. } 
Jesse Warren. \ 
School-house No. 10. 
John Hill. 
Benjamin Wiley. 
No house now. 
Ebenezer Hill, 1773. 
Jacob Damon. 
Luke Richardson. 
Kenny Knowlton, Res. 
Daniel Townseyid. 

— Moses Marshall. 
James Burns. 
George Handy. 
Asa Fairbanjis. 

— Charles Stanley. 

— David Pierce. 
Luther Pierce. 
Albert G. Hubbard. 
David Bagley, Res. 
Horace W. Hyde, ,, 

— Reo Adams. 
James Adams. 
Gilbert Tuel 
George Handy. > 
Nathaniel Greely. \ 
Bela Morse. 
Joseph Turner. 
Franklin J. Ware, Res. 
Harvey Ware, ,, 
Numerous Residents. 

— James Adams. 
George Handy. 
Gardner Town. 
Thaddeus Twitchell. 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



303 



Lot 7. 



Lots. 



Lot 9. 
Lot 10. 



Lot 11. 
Lot 12. 



Lot 13. 



Lot 14 



Lot 15 



Abijah Twitchell, 2d. | 

Elias Joslin. ! 

Albert G. Hubbard. 
Abijiih Twitchell, Ist. [ 

Ebenezer Twitchell. 
Calvin Twitchell. 
Mrs. ArviUa Twitchell. 

— Benjamin Smith. 
Aaron Marshall, 1778. 
Luke Richardson, Res. 
Allen Billings, ,, 
Alson Upton. 

Ruel Brigham. 

— Alexander Ernes. 
Raymond Hunt, Res. 

— Charles E. Toumsend. 

— Ebenezer Cobb, 1778. 
Not settled. 
Jonathan ]\Iorse. 
Timothy Adams. 
Josiah Wait. 
Franklin Wait. 
Daniel Townsend. 
David Townsend, jun.. Id., 

Owner. 
Sylvester Blodgett, Res. 
John Todd, „ 

And other Residents. 
Joshua Twitchell. 
Moses Tioitchell. 
Stephen Twitchell, 1778. 
Joseph Adams. 
Timothy Adams. 
James Burns. 
Jona. Townsend, Owner. 
No house now. 
Gershom Twitchell, jun., 

1774. 
Josiah Twitchell. 
Gershom Twitchell, jun., 

2d. 
Luther Twitchell. 
John Twitchell, 2d. 
Eli Hamilton. 
Owned by Joseph F. Hay 

and others. 
School-house No. 8, till 

1841. 
No house now. 
Benjamin Mason, sen. 
Bela Mason. 
Samuel Mason, jun. 
Levi Emery. 

— Dr. Benj 111118,1784. 
. Josiah Stanford. 
Phinehas Stanford. 



Thaddeus Mason, jun. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 
Phinehas Gleason, Res. 
Owned by heirs of T. P. 
Mason. 
Lot 16. Moses Adams, sen. 
James Adams. 
Gilbert Tuel. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 

EAST PART. 

Nathaniel Furber, a potter. 

Ebenezer French, Res. 

Hughenos Tyrrell, ,, 

John Grimes and others. 
Lot 17. Not settled. Owned by 

/. K. Smith and Isaiah 
Adams. 
Lot 18. Samuel Adams. 

Isaiah Adams. 
Lot 19. Ezra Morse. 

Ezra Morse, jun. 

John ]\rorse, 2d. 
I John Wight.^ 

Susannah Wight. 

William Wright. 

Abel Duncklee. 

Ebenezer B. Wallingsford. 

Benjamin Wallingsford. 

John Morse, 2d. 

Ebenezer Russell. 
Lot 20. Aaron Beals. 

William Beals. 

Joseph Haven. 

Timothy Pratt. 

James Bemis. 

Thomas Bemis. 

— Eli Bemis. 

— John French, sen. 
Whitcomb French, 1783. 
Abraham Shattuck, Res. 
John Twitchell, ,, 

— Oldham Gates. 
John Farnum. 
Abel Blood. 
James Rollins. 
Benjamin Wallingsford. 
Lyman Russell. ) 
James L. Russell. 5 

— James Rollins. 
Simeon Stickney. 
Jeremiah Stickney. 
Whitcomb French. 
Rev. Henry Tonkin, Res. 
James A. Farwell. 



304 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN. 



Jason Phelps. 

— Cornelius Towne. 
Cornelius Towne, jun. 
Elijah W. Towne. 

— Elbridge G. Bemis, ^ js 
George W. Bemis, > "| 
Sylvester T. Symonds, ) ^ 
Baptist Meeting-house, re- 
moved 1843. 

Lot 21. Eli Greenwood. 

Eli Greenwood, jun. 
Charles Mason. 
Edward Hagar. 
Josiah H. Knight. 
Geo. W. Worsley. House 

burned, 1842. 
Joseph Eaves, Owner. 
Joseph Emerson, Res. 
Osgood N. Russell, ,, 

— Lyman Russell. 
Baptist Meeting-house re- 
moved to this lot, 1843. 

School-house No. 7. 

— Levi Willard, now of 
Swanzey. 

Moses Wark. 

Franijlin Wight. 

Rev. AVarren Cooper. 

Amos Sargent. 

Reuben W. Twitchell, Res. 

— Stephen S. Mason, 

— Josiah H. Knight, 

— Betsey Willard, ) ^ 
Lot 22. Abner Smith. 

Ira Smith. 



Range X. 

Lot 1. Not settled. 
Lot 2. Not settled. Owned first 
by Daniel Warren, now 
by Moses Eaton. 
Lot 3. William Bedlow, 1774. 

Fortune Little, 1784. 

Daniel Albert. 

Ebenezer Pratt. 

— John Warren. 

Jesse Warren. 
Lot 4. Oliver Pratt. 

Jesse Pratt. 

Abel Winship. 

Joshua Flint. 

Alms-house, Bela Morse, 
Superintendent. 



Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, not 
settled. 

Saw-mill on Lot 8. 
Lot 13. Abel Twitchell. 

Abel Twitchell, jun. 

Cyrus Harris, Owner. 

Allen Bancroft. 

— Jason Harris. 
Deering Farrar. 
Abraham Shattuek. 
Milan Harris. 

— Lovell Harris. 

— Thomas Taunt. 
Isaiah Woods. 
Boarding-house of Milan 

Harris. 
Boarding-house of Cheshire 
Mills. 

— Amos E. Perry, Saw- 
mill. 

Moses K. Perry. 
Woollen Mill of Milan 

Harris. 
Woollen Mill of Bethuel 

Harris. 
Woollen Mill of Colony 

(Cheshire Mills). 
Samuel Farwcll. 

— Thaddeus 0. Wilson. 
Abijah Wilson, Res. 

— Parsonage. 

Rev. Otis 0. Whiton. 

,, Jeremiah Pomroy. 

,, Daniel H. Babcock. 

„ William G. Tuttle. 
Lot 14. Joel Wight. 

William Yeardly. 
William Yeardly, jun. 
Horace Yeardley, Res. 
— Phinehas Stanford, 1775. 
Daniel Stanford. 
James Blodgett. 
Jonas Davis. 

— Persia Beal. 

Lot 15. Josiah Stanford, 1775. 
John Mudge. 
Dr. Benjamin Hills. 
Daniel Fiske. } 
Moses Eaton. \ 
Gershom Morse. > 
Addison Morse. ^ 
Joseph B. Yeardly. 
Silas P. Frost. 

Lots 16 and 17, not settled. 

Lot 18. ]\lill built by Moses Ad- 
ams, sen. 



HISTOKY OF DIBLIX. 



305 



I at 



Samuel Adams, ~| 
James Derby, 
Samuel Farwell, 
George Handy, I ers. 
Lewis Carpenter, 
Clias. C. Seaver, J 
John Wright, 1788. 
Joel Pratt. 

Craig, ) 

Spencer, >Res. 

Lowe, ) 

Samuel Bryant. 
Lewis Carpenter. 

— Samuel Farwell. 
George W. Seaver, Pies. 
B. 0. Hale, Res. 

— Cornelius Towne, jun. 
Morris M. Heath. 

Lot 19. Joel Kendall, killed 1806, 



by lightning, with a bro- 
ther and son, 

Whitcomb French, jun. 

Jesse Lawrence. 

Charles Corey. 

Sherman Derby. 
Lot 20. Joseph Mason, killed by 
the fell of a tree. 

Samuel Mason. 

Merrill Mason. 

Samuel Mason, jrin. 
Lot 21. Ebenezer Babcock. 

Pvev. Elijah Willard. 

Levi WiUard. 

Stephen Spaulding Mason. 

Vati Ness Davis. 
Lot 22. Bela Greenwood. 

Levi Willard, Owner. 

No house now. 



REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Owing to the large number of families whose Registers have been collected, we have 
been obliged to make use of many abbreviations, and to abridge some portions of the 
matter that we should have been glad to insert in full. Many facts and dates, 
however, which were not furnished, have been added by the Committee of Publication. 
Although much time has been devoted to the preparation of these Registers, we are 
fully aware that many imperfections and some errors will be discovered. AVe have 
done the best we could with the materials furnished, and the sources of information 
open to us. Those who have been engaged in compiling Family Registers will readily 
understand the causes of the imperfections and errors, and will, we doubt not, be 
lenient in their judgments with regard to what we have done. 

In our arrangement, we have followed, with some slight variations, the plan 
adopted by the Rev. John Langdon Sibley, in his "History of Union, Me." The 
first settlers of families in this town, or the first heads or male members of families, 
are indicated by small capitals ; their children, by Roman numerals; the grand- 
children, by Arabic figures, with the names in small capitals; the great-grandchil- 
dren, by Arabic figures in parenthesis; the great-great-grandchildren, by Arabic 
figures, with the names in Italics; the sixth generation, by Arabic figures in brackets. 
We give an example from the family of Benjamin Mason : — 

Benjamin Mason, first settler of this family of Mason. 

1. Thaddeus, son of BENJAivnN Mason. 
3. Thaddeus, jun., grandson of do. 

(1) Calvin, great-grandson of do. 

2. Charles K., great-great-grandson of do. 
[1]. Ellen Gertrude, sixtli generation. 

Abbreviations. — a. for age or aged; b, for born ; c. for childless; ch. for child 
or children; n.u. for names unknown; dr. for daughter; h. for husband; m. for 
married; r. for resides or resided ; re. for removed ; M?n. for unmarried ; t«. for wife; 
q. V. for see register of his or her family ; /. P. for Justice of the Peace ; Rep. for 
Representative to the General Court. 

As the ofiices and titles are given in the previous history, they will, with few 
exceptions, be omitted in the Register. Where no place of residence is mentioned, 
Dublin, in most cases, is to be understood. 

When the children of the head of a family have descendants, they will be printed 
in separate paragraphs ; but, when the record of two or more in succession is merely 
of birth or birth and death, it will not be necessary thus to distinguish them. See 
the last five children of Moses Adams, sen. 



KEGISTEE OF FAMILIES. 



Moses Adams, from Sherborn, b. 1726, settled in Dublin, 1763, 
on lot 16, range 9; m., first, Hepzibah Death, who d. before he 
came to Dublin. Ch. : 

I. John, m., Jan. 25, 1774, Mary Rollins, dr. of James R. sen.; 
re. to Nelson, and then to Black River County, N.Y. 

II. Hepzibah, b. Dec. 8, 1761; m., Apr. 28, 1784, Asa Fair- 
banks, q. V. 

Second w. Mary Swan, of Peterborough. Ch. : 

III. Abigail, b. June 23, 1765; d. April 15, 1780. 

IV. Hannah, b. Feb. 8, 1767 ; m., March 6, 1783, John Morse, 
q. V. 

V. Moses, b. Nov. 10, 1768 ; m., Jan. 10, 1793, Hannah Wilson, 
,b. June 27, 1772. Ch.: 1. Samuel, b. May 3, 1794; m., first, 

Almira Kendall, who d. June 25, 1823 ; c. Second w., m., Dec. 3, 
1824, Martha Broad, who d. June 20, 1825 ; c. Third w., m., Jan. 
23, 1827, Azuba Broad; re. to Peterborough, 1837: ch. (1) 
.John Quincy, b. Oct. 27, 1827 ; (2) Sarah B., b. July 18, 1829 ; 
(3) Samuel, b. Sept. 14, 1831 ; (4) Hannah A.,b. July 8, 1833.— 
2. Moses, b. Aug. 27, 1795; m., April 12, 1821, Sally Morse, b. 
March 29, 1802, dr. of Thaddeus M., sen.: ch. (1) Harriet, b. 
March 10, 1822, d. Oct. 1, 1833 ; (2) Emily, b. Feb. 18, 1824 ; 
(3) Eliza, b. March 11, 1826; (4) Charles W., b. Jan. 29, 1828; 
(5) Henry A., b. Dec. 11, 1837 ; (6) Frederic M., b. Oct. 27, 
1840. — 3. IsAiAn, b. Jan. 11, 1797. 

VI. James, b. April 3, 1770 ; d. June, 1810 ; m., Aug. 31, 1794, 
Abigail Hay ward, dr. of Joseph H., b. Dec. 25, 1777. Ch. : 1. 
Polly, b. Nov. 2, 1795; m., March 6, 1815, Samuel Farwell; 
r. Nelson and Roxbury. — 2. Calvin, b. Dec. 18, 1796; m., 
Sept. 6, 1821, Rebecca Farwell; re. to Ohio; d. Aug. 10, 
1850.-3. Hannah, b.June 28,1798; d. Feb., 1801. — 4. Sarah, 
b. Feb. 10, 1800; m., April 24, 1823, Jonathan K. Smith; she d. 
Nov. 29, 1843 ; c — 5. REO,b. Aug. 9, 1802 ; m., first, June 7, 1831, 
Susan Flint ; re. to Ohio. Second w., Hepzibah FHnt, both drs. of 
Joshua F. — 6. James, b. Dec. 8, 1805; m., first, Jan. 24, 1833, 
Emily Taggart. dr. of John T.. jun. ; she d. Aug., 1835. Second w., 



310 EEGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Mary Farvvell, dr. of Samuel F., sen., of Nelson ; d. April .17, 1842 : 
ch. (I) James Marcellus, d. Sept. 10, 1844, aj. 7; (2) Mary 
Elizabeth, d. Sept. 19, 1844, a?. 6; (3) Emily Maria, d. Sept. 10, 
1844, a?. 4; (4) Charles Gaylord, d. Sept. 10, 1844, sb. 3. These 
four ch. d. of dysentery, and three were buried Sept. 11. Third 
w., m., Sept. 27, 1842, Louisa H. Gowing, dr. of Joseph G. ; ch. n.u. 

— 7. John, b. Aug. 1 6, 1807 ; r. city of N.Y. — 8. Abigail, b. Dec. 
3, 1809 ; m., June 11, 1829, Dexter Mason, q. v. ; she d. Aug. 2, 
1843. 

VIL Sarah, b. Feb. 17, 1772 ; d. [?]. VIII. Samuel, b. Dee. 10, 
1773; d. Aug. 27, 1777. IX. David, b. April 2, 1775; d. Aug. 
17, 1777. X. David, b. Dec. 25, 1778 ; d. Dec. 18, 1779. XL 
Jesse, b. Feb. 17, 1781 ; d. [?]. 

JosErii Adams, from Framingham, Mass., m., Pratt; re. 

first to Nova Scotia, where he remained but a short time, thence to 
Dublin, the year not ascertained. He lived first on lot 8, range 5, 
and last on lot 12, range 9, where he died. By his first w. he had 
5 sons and 8 drs., and by his second w., "Widow Dorcas Winship, 2 
drs. No register of the births of his ch. has been obtained. "We give 
their names, numbering them without regard to priority of age. 
I. John, m. and r., as is supposed, at Ilolliston, Mass. 

II. Timothy, m., July 22, 1773, Mary Bullard, sister of Simeon 
Bullard; two ch. d. in infancy. He d. 1818. An adopted dr., 
Hannah Mellen, m. Hon. Levi Fisk, of Jaffrey, with whom, after 
her h. d., Mrs. A. lived. She d. Feb. 24, 1825. 

III. Jonathan, m. Ilannah Parkhurst ; re. to Dublin, 1782. Ch. : 
1. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1780.— 2. Hannah, b. March 13, 1782. 

— 3. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 27, 1785. — 4. Abigail, b. June 14, 
1788. — 5. Sally, b. Oct. 22, 1790. — 6. Lucy, b. March 23, 
1792. — 7. Eunice, b. Dec. 31, 1795. 

IV. Elisha, m., Sept. 22, 1782, Comfort Twitchell, dr. of Ger- 

shom T., sen. Ch.: 1. Hannah, b. Aug. 22, 1783 ; m. Joslin 

(deaf and dumb), of Jaffrey; she d. and he m. her sister Polly 
for 2d w. — 2. Timothy, b. May 8, 1785 ; d. May 8, 1786. — 3. 
Eunice, b. March 22, 1787. — 4. Polly, b. Feb. 23, 1789. 
Mrs. Adams became insane, and Mr. A. re. to the State of Maine, 
m. a second w. and had 7 ch. 

V. Joseph, r. at Holliston, Mass. 

VI. Catharine, m. Drury ; r. Fitzwilliam. 

VII. Sarah, m. Abel Twitchell, q. v. 
VIII. Elizabeth, m., June 8, 1786, Jason Harris, q. v. 
IX. Molly (Mary), m. Josiah "Wait, q. v. ; sec. h. Drury Morse. 
X. Prudence, m., 1772, Gershom Twitchell, jun., q. v. 
XL Abigail, m., Nov. 6, 1783, Daniel Morse, jun., q. v. 
XII. Hannah, m. Moses Pratt ; r. Holliston. 

XIII. Deborah, m. Hemenway ; r. Holliston. 

XIV "^ ~" 

XV. Susannah, 



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Timothy Adams, 2d., from Athol, Mass., nephew of Joseph 
Adams, m. Deidamia Hemenway. Ch. : I. Dexter, b. Feb. 5, 1794. 
II. Martin, b. Oct. 9, 1795. III. Iloland, b. July 12, 1797. IV. 
Milly, b. July 2, 1799. — Mr. A. lived on the farm with his uncle, 
whom he had agreed, it is said, to take care of in his old age. He 
came to town 1796, and left 1805, He was employed, at several 
times, as a teacher of sacred music. 

Luther Adams, m., Oct. 2, 1792, Fanny Stanford. Ch. : I. 
Polly, b. Jan. 9, 1793. II. James, b. Aug. 2, 1795. 

Ephraim Adams, m., Oct. 15, 1795, Martha Mason. 

Samuel Adams of Leicester, m., July 7, 1783, Anna Stone. 
Ch.: L Amos, b. Nov. 26, 1783. 

Eli and James Adams, merchants on the Appleton Stand. 
James lived for a short time on lot 19, range 2. 

Thomas Alden and Mary his w. were in Dublin as early as 
1773. Ch. : I. Timothy, b. Nov. 23, 1771. IL Sally, b. April 24, 
1778. HI. Deborah, b. March 8, 1780. IV. Polly, b. May 12, 
1781. V. Rufus, b. Oct. 31, 1783. VL Joseph, b. Dec. 16, 1787. 

JosiAH Allen. — The following is an extract from a letter to 
the Chairman of the Publishing Committee, by his son, Amos Allen, 
Esq., of Newton, Mass. : — 

" My father, the late Lieut. Josiah Allen, was born in 1755, in Weston, 
Mass. His ancestors were originally from Wales, Eng. ; came to this 
country at a very early period of our national history, and settled upon the 
farm where my father was born, and which remained in possession of 
the Allen family nearly or quite two hundred years. 

" My father served as a soldier in our Kevolutionary war four years. His 
first enlistment was in what was called the year service ; the second, in the 
three years' service. Soon after leaving the army, he, with a Mr. Asa Pierce, 
also of Weston, purchased the second lot in the third range in Dublin ; 
which they divided equally between them. The northerly half was taken 
by my father ; the southerly half, by Mr. Pierce. My father and Mr. Pierce 
had married sisters ; and after clearing off a few acres, and preparing small 
but comfortable dwellings, they, with their families, in 1786 or 7, moved to 
Dublin. Mr. Pierce died a few years after, leaving two children. His 
widow married Thomas Davison, and removed to Jaffrey. 

" My mother's maiden name was Sarah Pike. She was born in Cross 
Street, Boston. When the British troops occupied the town, her father and 
his family moved to Charlestown ; and, when that town was burnt, they 
went to Weston, where her father and mother died at an advanced age. My 
mother died Feb. 3, 1791, at the age of 35 ; leaving, as survivors, myself 
and my brother Charles, now of Northport, Me. My father married a second 
wife, of the family of Lieut. William Kobbe, of Peterborough. She died a 
few years before my father. They had eight children ; six of whom sur- 
vived her, and are now alive, but have all deserted their native town. 

••My father remained in possession of his farm till about 1812. He then 
sold it 'to Mr. N. Upton, and moved to Peterborough ; where he died, about 



312 REGISTEE OF FAMILIES. 



twenty years since, very poor, and solely dependent upon the pension granted 
by the government for his four j'^ears' service in the Revolution. In the 
early years of his residence in Dublin, matters went well with him, and he 
was respected. He was chosen Lieutenant in the company commanded 
by Capt. James Adams, the trader. But in the latter years of my father's 
residence in Dublin, affairs went badly with him. He was obliged to sell 
his farm ; and he left the town nearly destitute ; but he retained his principles 
of integrity, and his kind feelings as a neighbor and a friend." 

Andrew Allison, from Londonderry, N. H., b. 1754; d. May 
28, 1841 ; settled in Dublin, 1783, on land purchased (lots 16 and 
17, range G) by his father, Samuel A. His first house was on lot 
16. He m., Feb. 5, 1784, Sarah Morse, dr. of Deacon Eli M. She 
was b. 1769, and d. July 2, 1801. Ch. : 
I. Sarah, b. March 13, 1787. 

II. Ebenezer, b. March 18, 1789; m. Phebe Phelps, 1816, and 
r. at Brownville, N. Y. 

III. Eli, b. Dec. 25, 1791 ; m., Dec. 30, 1817, Persis Learned, b. 
Dec. 3, 1797, dr. of John W. L. Ch. : 1. Andrew, b. May 16, 1821 ; 
d. Jan. 17, 1850. — 2. John W., b. March 15, 1823 ; m., June 26, 

1853, Priscilla C. Allen, from Maine; r. in Boston. — 3. Samuel, 
b. June 1, 1825 ; d. Dec. 10, 1834. — 4. Webster, b. July 12, 1827 ; 
d. Dec. 21, 1834. — 5. James, b. March 13, 1830; m., March 9, 

1854, Sarah Jane Darracott, dr. of William D. — 6. Sarah Jane, 
b. Jan. 21, 1835; d. July 16, 1841. — 7. Persis J., b. Nov. 15, 
1837; d. July 16, 1841. 

IV. Samuel, b. March 20, 1795 ; m., Jan. 28, 1851, Mrs. Maria 
Piper, widow of Artemas P. ; re. to Marlborough, N. H., March 29, 
1848. Andrew Allison's second w. was Mrs. Betsey Evans, of 
Peterborough, m. Oct., 1802. 

V. Abigail, b. April 20, 1804; m., Nov. 25, 1823, Cyrus Mason, 
son of Benjamin M., 2d, q. v. 

Stephen Ames, and his w. Jane, from Mass., came to Dublin, 
1782, and lived on lot 11, range 1 ; one of the selectmen and mode- 
rator of a town-meeting, 1785 ; she d. Feb. 25, 1800, in the 90th 
year of her age. He d. Feb. 19, 1801, in the 91st year of his age. 
Their ch., as far as ascertained, were : 

I. Jonathan, m. Fanny Powers, of Hollis, N. H. Ch. : 1. Jona- 
than, b. 1777. — 2. Simon, b. 1779. — 3. Stephen Kimball, b. 
Dec. 5, 1783. — 4. Rachel, b. June 30, 1785 ; r. Northfield, Mass. 

— 5. Moody, b. Nov. 12, 1787. — 6. Joseph, b. Aug. 19, 1789. 

— 7. Fanny, m. Benjamin Darling, a blacksmith ; worked for 
Aaron Appletou ; re. to State of N. Y., then to Northfield, Mass. — 
There is no record of the ages of Jonathan, Simon, or Fanny ; and 
our arrangement of them may not be correct. It is said there was 
a son named Whitcomb. 

II. David, and his w. Anna, came to Dublin, 1782. Ch. : 1. 
Anna, b. April 21, 1782. — 2. Hannah, b. Jan. 11, 1784. 

III. A daughter, m. Emery, of .Jaffrey. 







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Isaac Appleton, b. June 6, 1762 ; son of Deacon Isaac A., of 
New Ipswich, and the 6th generation from Samuel Appleton, who 
came from England to this country about 1636, and whose 2d son 
was Samuel, a?. 11 years when his father came. The 5th ch. of the 
2d Samuel was Isaac, b. 1664, at Ipswich, Mass. The 3d ch. of 
Isaac was Isaac, b. 1704, at Ipswich, Mass. ; who m. Elizabeth 
Sawyer; and their ch. were: 1. Deacon Isaac, and 2. Fi-ancis ; 
both r. at New Ipswich. Deacon Isaac, b. May 31, 1731 ; m., April 
24, 1760, Mary Adams, dr. of Joseph A., of Concord, Mass. Their 
ch. were: 1. Isaac; 2. Joseph; 3. Samuel, b. June 22, 1766, d. 
1853 ; 4. Aaron, q. v. Samuel, as stated in Mr. Mason's Address, 
taught school in Dublin, and was the donor of the Dublin Appleton 
Fund. A few weeks previous to bis death, he was heard to say 
that, before he began the business of a merchant, he worked chop- 
ping down trees on one of the lots of land which his father had 
purchased in Dublin, and that he then thought of settling upon it. 
But as it was in the month of June, and the weather very hot, he 
was not satisfied with that kind of labor, and concluded to procure 
a living in some other way. Accordingly, he left the woods, and 
engaged in trade. The result is well known. The town of Dublin 
will have reason to remember him with gratitude. Besides the 
thousand dollars which he gave for educational purposes, he added 
two hundred dollars more to aid in the publication of the Centennial 
Address, and the accompanying history of the town. For a brief 
sketch of his life, see the New England Historical and Genea- 
logical Register, vol. viii., No. 1. Isaac settled in Dublin, 1785 ; 
m., Dec. 9, 1788, Sarah Twitchell, b. Jan. 9, 1768, dr. of Ebenezer 
T. His father had bought lots 1 and 2 in the 5th, and 1 and 2 in 
the 6th range ; said lots being known as the " Thornton Farm." 
Isaac settled on lot 2, range 6. His w. d. March 28, 1838 ; and he 
d. Aug. 10, 1853. He had been much employed in the manage- 
ment of town affairs ; and was chosen Rep. ten times. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b. March 5, 1790; m. James Todd, son of John T., of 
Peterborough ; re. to Byron, N. Y. ; ch. n. u. 

II. Joseph, b. Dec. 5, 1791 ; m., March 24, 1818, Hannah 
Knowlton, dr. of Elisha K., Rep., J. P. Ch.: 1. Joseph B., b. 
March 9, 1819; m. and r. Amboy, 111.: ch. (1) Samuel Eugene; 
(2) Abby Rosetta; (3) Maria Narcissa ; (4) Isaac Jewett; (5) 
a daughter, b. Feb. 22, 1854. — 2. Mary Theriza, b. Oct. 20, 1820. 

— 3. Isaac Henry Clay, b. July 20, 1827 ; d. March 28, 1830. 

— 4. Celestia, b. [?]. — 5. Henry Clay, b. 1835 ; d. Feb. 25, 
1837. — 6. Eugene, b. [?]. He (Joseph A.) d. May 7, 1840, at 
New Ipswich. His widow m. Oliver Barrett, of New Ipswich. 

III. Emily, b. May 15, 1794; m., June 9, 1825, Samuel Esta- 
brook, of New Ipswich. She d. Sept. 9, 1842. Ch. n. u. 

IV. David, b. July 16, 1796 ; r. on the homestead, um. 

V. Mary, b. March 12, 1800; m., Jan. 30, 1823, Cyrus Davis, 
of New Ipswich ; re. to 111., where he d. ; ch. n. u. ; second h., Asa 
Holt, of Ashby. 

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314 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

VL Samuel, b. July 12, 1803; m., March 20, 1827, Emily 
Hay ward, di'. of Joseph H., jun. ; d. June 20, 1830. Ch. : 1. Mart 

Jane, m. Marr, Portland, Me. The widow of Samuel A. 

m., June 4, 1833, Calvin Aikin, of Francestown ; re. to Boston, 
where she died. 

VII. Isaac, b. Feb. 21, 1806; d. Nov. 26, 1827, at Rochester, 
N.Y. 

VIII. Harriet, b. Dec. 1, 1811 ; m. Rev. Henry A. Kendall, q. v. 

Aaron Appleton, son of Deacon Isaac A., of New Ipswich ; 
b. Aug. 6, 1768 ; m. Eunice Adams, b. March 8, 1770, dr. of Deacon 
Benjamin Adams, of New Ipswich. She died July 24, 1841, c. 
Second w., Kezia Bixby. He d., June, 1852. Aaron Appleton 
was, for many years, an enterprising and successful merchant in 
Dublin ; and, while in trade here, he became the owner of three 
farms, namely, that on lot 11, range 1; that on lot 11, range 4; 
and another on lot 11, range 8. Of these farms he retained pos- 
session till nearly the close of his life ; renting the first and last 
named, and occupying the other as a pasture for cattle. After 
removing to Keene, Mr. Appleton purchased the window-glass 
manufactory, and put it into successful operation. In company 
with John Elliot, he was engaged also in the usual business of a 
merchant. 

Francis Appleton, b. May 28, 1750, at Ipswich, Mass.; son 
of Francis A., and brother of Jesse A., President of Bowdoin Col- 
lege ; d. July 16, 1849 ; re. to New Ipswich with his parents, ae. 
about 12; settled in Dublin, 1786; m., June 2, 1789, Polly (Mary) 
Ripley,* b. Sept. 3, 1766; d. Aug. 2, 1840; member of the church 
with his w., Jan. 3, 1790 ; Deacon, 1795 ; resigned, 1831, having 
held the office 36 years. Ch. : 

I. , b. March 9, 1790 ; d. March 10, 1790. 

II. Polly (Mary), b. Sept. 22, 1792 ; m., Feb. 16, 1813, Jonathan 
Warren, q. v. 

III. Betsey, b. Feb. 12, 1795 ; d. Sept. 11, 1798. 

IV. Ashley, b. Dec. 23, 1796 ; m., Jan. 27, 1823, Nancy Metcalf, 
dr. of Capt. Thaddeus M., of Keene. Ch. : 1. George Ashley, 

* William Ripley, from England to Hingham, 1635; d. 1656; ch. John and 
Abraham. John d. Feb. 2, 1783; ch. 6 sons, John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Josiah, 
Peter, and Hezekiah. Peter d. April 22, 1842, k. 74: ch. Peter, Nehemiah, Ezra, 
Elizabeth, Sarah, and Lydia. Peter, jun., d. April 28, 1765, vs. 70: ch. Noah and 
Nehemiah. Noah, b. Sept. 18, 1721, at Hingham; m., Dec. 20, 1743, Lydia Kent, 
dr. of Ebenezer and Hannah K.; re. to Woodstock, Ct., Oct. 26, 1747; to Rutland 
District (now Barre), Worcester County, Mass., May 26, 1762. They lived together 
34 years and 10 months, and had 19 ch. Two of their ch. d. young; seventeen lived 
and were m.; all but one had ch. Noah R. d. Sept. 28, 1788. She d. June 27, 
1816, Ee. 91; leaving 13 ch., 105 grandch., and 96 great-grandch. Ch. of Noah R. 
were: 1. Peter; 2. Silence; 3. -Rachel, d. young; 4. Noah; 5. Ezra (Rev. Dr. R., 
of Concord, Mass., d., 1841, £e. 90); 6. Betty; 7. Rachel; 8. Lydia; 9. Laban, r. 
JafiFrey; 10. Sarah, m. Dr. Adonijah Howe, of Jaffrey; 11. Lincoln, (Rev., Water- 
ford, Me.); 12. Abigail; 13. Hannah; 14. Ebenezer; 15. Polly (Mary), m. Francis 
Appleton; 16. Lucretia; 17. Parthenia, d. young; 18. N. Hobart; 19. Eli. 



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b. Nov. 23, 1823 ; m., May 11, 1851, Fanny Reed Wooster, dr. of 
Rev. John W., of Granby, Vt.: ch. (1) Flora Louella, b. Nov. 4, 
1852. — 2. Francis Gilmax, b. June 15, 1825 ; d. April 27, 1849. 
— 3. Nancy Metcalf, b. Oct. 26, 1831. 

V. Francis Gilman, b. Feb. 24, 1799 ; m., Sept. 29, 1825, Mary 
Hay ward, dr. of Joseph H., jun. ; r. Troy, N. Y. Ch. : 1. Alfred 
Curtis, d. — 2. Mart Elizabeth. — 3. Frances. 

VI. EHza, b. May 28, 1801 ; m., Dec. 31, 1823, John Gould, of 
New Ipswich. She d., July 19, 1840. He d., 1840. Ch. : 1. 
Henry, b. Feb. 25, 1827 ; m., June 15, 1852, Sarah C. Flint, dr. 
of Joshua F. — 2. Eliza, b. May 14, 1829. 

VII. Serena, b. June 1, 1804; m., June 28, 1823, Thaddeus 
Morse, jun., q. v. 

VIH. Sophia, b. Nov. 15, 1806 ; m., April 19, 1832, Thomas 
Fisk, q. V. 

IX. Jesse Ripley, b. April 25, 1809 ; m., April 13, 1841, Louisa 
Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M., jun., d. Nov. 3, 1844. Second w. m., 
March 11, 1852, Abbie Sophia Mason, dr. of Calvin M. Ch.: 1. 
Ellen Rebecca, b. Nov. 30, 1853. 

Asios Babcock, and his w. Betty, from Sherborn, lived on lot 
10, range 3. Ch. : I. Alvin, b. Aug. 11, 1785. 11. Amos, b. Feb. 
2, 1788. III. Benjamin, b. Aug. 3, 1790. IV. Leonard, b. March 
1, 1794. 

Ebenezer Babcock, and his w. Rhoda, from Sherborn, lived 
on lot 21, range 10. Ch. : L Patience, b. April 11, 1788. IL 
Anna, b. Feb. 25, 1791. IIL Ebenezer, b. May 15, 1793. This 
family re. back to Sherborn. 

Hart Balch, m., Sept. 27, 1779, Dorcas Somes, dr. of Isaac 
and Abigail S. Ch.: L Deborah, b. Nov. 1, 1780. IL Hart, b. 
Sept. 27, 1784. IIL Francis, b. Sept. 2, 1786. 

Luther Barnes, m. Ruth Hardy ; both born in Westborough, 
Mass. ; re. to Bradford, N. H., and in 1816 to Dublin, where they 
r. till 1840, when they re. to Waltham, where he d. Ch. : 

I. Gillam, m. and r. in Waltham. II. Parker, m., merchant and 
florist in Boston. III. Seba, m., 1823, Joseph Evleth, q. v. IV. 
Lucy, m., Nov. 28, 1838, Nelson Kidder ; re. to Lyndeborough. 
V. Luther, m., and r. in Boston. VI. Elmira, m., 1841, Joshua 
Shed ; re. to Michigan City, Ind., where she d. VII. Loring 
Brigham, m. Parker ; r. in Boston ; ch. n. u. 

Jeremiah Barrett, and his w. Sarah, from Carlisle, Mass., 
lived on lot 4, range 1. He was a mason, and worked at his trade ; 
making little or no improvement on his farm. Ch. : I. Sarah, b. 
April 1, 1774. II. Lucy, b. Sept. 26, 1775 ; d. Feb. 10, 1777. 
IIL Lucy, b. Sept. 27, 1777; d. Jan. 21, 1788. IV. Susannah, 



316 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

b. March 7, 1779. V. Rebecca, b. May 10, 1782. VI. Rachel, b. 
May 6, 1782. VII. Hazelelponi, b. Sept. IG, 1786. 

John Barrett, and his w. Sarah, lived on lot 19, range 6. Ch. : 
I. Levi, b. Oct. 24, 1784; d. Nov. 5, 1785. II. Lucinda, b. Feb. 
12, 1786. His name was in the tax-list till 1809. 

Persia Beal, m., March 14, 1833, Emily Yeardly, dr. of 
William Y. Ch. : I. Mary Jane. II. George T. III. Caroline A. 
IV. William Y. V. Andrew Jackson. VI. Nelson L. VII. 
Franklin Pierce. 

Nathaniel Belknap, b. Oct. 3, 1748, at Framingham, Mass. ; 
m., 1777, Hannah Ayers, of BrookQeld, Mass. Ch. : 

I. Eunice, b. March 8, 1778; m., 1800, Cyrus Twitchell ; r. 
Milan, N. H. 

II. Patty (Martha), b. March 23, 1779 ; m., April, 1800, Joseph 
Whittemore, q. v. She d. Sept. 6, 1840. 

III. WiUiam, b. Jan. 23, 1781 ; m. Betsey Barker. He d. Aug. 
12, 1812, at Orangeburg, S. C. 

IV. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 22, 1783; m., June, 1808, Sally Sawyer, 
of Nelson ; r. in Goshen, Vt. 

V. Hannah, b. Sept. 14, 1785; m., Dec. 22, 1803, Peter 
Twitchell ; r. Middlebury, Vt. She d. June 2, 1821. 

VI. Luke, b. Oct. 19, 1787; d. Oct. 25, 1822 ; m., June, 1818, 
Polly Felt. Ch. : 1. Mary. — 2. Rachel Maria. 

VIL Rachel, b. Sept. 19, 1789 ; d. Nov. 15, 1849 ; m., Nov., 
1839, Timothy Marshall ; r. Lunenburg, Mass. 

Second w., Rebecca Clark, b. July 29, 1764, Townsend, Mass., 
m. Nov. 26, 1797. 

VHL Lawson, b. Oct. 3, 1799; d. Oct. 14, 1853; m.. May 8, 
1832, Sally Munroe, b. March 16, 1800, Stoddard; c. 

IX. Alonzo, b. Oct. 14, 1801 ; m., May, 1831, Cynthia Sophronia 
Stewart, of Bergen, N. Y, b. Oct. 14, 1810, d. May, 1843. He d. 
Nov. 8, 1843, at Shiawassee, Mich. X. Sally, b. July 25, 1804. 

James Bemis, from Weston, Mass., b. Sept. 7, 1757 ; d. Dec. 15, 
1832; settled in Dublin, 1793, lot 17, range 9 ; m., first, 1783, 
Hannah Frost, dr. of Joseph F., Marlborough. Ch. : 

I. Jonathan, b. 1785 ; d. 1829. 

Second w. of James B., Lois Walker, of Sudbury, Mass. ; m. 
1786; c. 

II. Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1787 ; m. Benjamin Fairbanks, of Keene. 
Ch. : 1. Madison. — 2. Franklin. — 3. Ward. 

IIL James, b. March 15, 1789; d. July, 1807. 

IV. Lois, b. April 12, 1791 ; m. John Knowlton; re. to State of 
New York, where he d., leaving a large family. 

V. Thomas, b. May 7, 1793 ; m., first, 1815, Sally Williams, who 
d. June 22, 1818. Ch. : 1. Sally, b. July 22, 1816; d. Jan. 18, 
1847. Second w., Anna Knight, of Sudbury, Mass.; m. 1821. 



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Ch.: 2. Elbridge G., b. Oct. 5, 1822 ; m., July 21, 1844, Lavinia 
M. Symonds, of Rindge : ch. (1) Lizzie A., b. May 25, 1847 ; (2) 
Washington L, b. May 18, 1849 ; d. May 19, 1849 ; (3) Lillie Y., 
b. Sept. 23, 1851; d. Jan. 19, 1853; (4)- Lillie S., b. April 27, 
1853. — 3. Elizabeth J., b. March 11, 1824; m., May 1, 1845, 
Sylvester T. Symonds, of Rindge : ch. (1) Anna L. A., b. Sept. 1, 
1846, d. Feb. 1, 1854 ; (2) Emma J., b. May 8, 1847 ; (3) Ella J., 
b. June 5, 1851, d. March 14, 1854; (4) Dana M., b. Dec. 8, 
1853, d. Jan. 23, 1854. — 4. George W., b. Dec. 28, 1825 ; m., 
Oct. 28, 1848, Mary A. Smith : ch. (1) Charles A., b. Sept. 1, 1849 ; 
(2) George W., b. July 16, 1852. — 5. S. Dana, b. Feb. 8, 1833. 

V. Josiah, b. Aug. 20, 1795 ; d. March 6, 1852 ; m., first, Esther 
Riggs, of Cornish. Second w., Sybil Emery, of JafFrey. Ch. : 1. 
Alvin J. — 2. Emery. Third w., m., Dec. 31, 1833, Sarah W. 
Lewis : ch. 3. Sarah A. Fourth w., Rebecca Greenwood, of 
Marlborough. He d. at Jaffrey. 

VL Betsy, b. Oct. 15, 1797; d. Sept., 1799. 
VIL Eli, b. April 7, 1800; d. Sept. 9, 1833. 

VIII. Mercy, b. Sept. 12, 1804; m., Dec. 28, 1826, Luke 
Knowlton, q. v. 

James Bemis was a soldier of the Revolution. He enlisted at 
the age of 18, and served three years. His father was much 
opposed to his enlisting, because he was so young ; but, one day, 
while chopping wood near the road, a party of men came along, 
who were going to join the army at Boston. They told him the 
news of the battle at Lexington ; and this so increased his ardor for 
serving his country, that he struck his axe into a stump, declaring 
that he would never take it out till he had struck a blow for the 
liberty of his country. He joined the little party, and reached 
the head-quarters of the army just before the ever-memorable 
battle of Bunker Hill. 

Jeremiah Bemis, from Weston, Mass. ; b. July 13, 1765 ; settled, 
1795, on lot 21, range 3, purchased of Isaac Morse ; m., Sept., 1788, 
Sarah Wright, of Marlborough, b. April 16, 1766. Ch. : 

I. Jeremiah, b. May 43, 1789 ; m. Hannah Herrick, Marl- 
borough ; r. Wethersfield, Vt. 

IL Lucretia, b. Feb. 16, 1791 ; m., Dec. 14, 1811, John Lewis, 
of Marlborough. Ch. : 1. Sarah W., b. Nov. 12, 1812 ; d. Dec. 14, 
1840; m. Josiah Bemis. — 2. Lucretia B., b. Feb. 5, 1815; m. 
Thomas White. — 3. Johx G., b. Dec. 24, 1817.-4. Horatio 0., 
b. March 28, 1820. — 5. George W., b. Nov. 4, 1823. — 6. Mart 
A., b. March 24, 1826. — 7. A dr., b. June 22, 1832, d. June 22, 
1832. — 8. A SON, b. Aug. 22, 1834, d. Aug. 22, 1834.-9. James 
Edmund, adopted son, b. May 23, 1832. — 10. Horace O., b. 
July 11, 1838. 

III. Oliver, b. Jan. 13, 1793 ; ra., Feb., 1817, Diadama Tolman, 
of Marlborough; re., 1819, to Guildhall, Vt. Ch.: 1. Oliver, b. 
1818. — 2. Leander, b. 1819. — 3. Louisa, b. 1820. 



318 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

IV. Horace, b. June 22, 1799; d. Nov. 20, 1801. V. Horace, 
b. April 13, 1803. VI. A dr., b. April 4, 1807 ; d. 1807. 

Nathan Bixbt, b. Nov. 20, 1745, at Framingbam, Mass. His 
father's narae was Joseph, who was the son of an Englishman settled 
in that town. N. Bixbj's mother's maiden name was Fairbanks. 
He m., Oct. 3, 1771, Martha Twitchell, dr. of Joseph T. In 1776, 
he volunteered as a soldier for 6 months ; though not legally subject 
to military duty, owing to defect of sight. He marched into the 
State of N. Y. ; was at the battle of White Plains. Next year, he 
purchased of Simeon Bullard a lot of land in Dublin. In 1778, 
he moved to Dublin with his wife and 3 surviving ch. He first 
settled on lot 12, range 6. In 1779, he moved to lot 11, range 3, 
where he lived till 1814, when he re. to Keene; d. Sept. 15, 1818. 
His widow d. March 14, 1822. Ch. : 

I. Julia, b. July 8, 1772 ; d. at Framingham, Jan. 28, 1776. 

II. Nathan, b. Feb. 26, 1774. For some years merchant at 
Charleston, S. C. ; d. March 6, 1818, at St. Mary's, Ga. 

III. Martha, b. Oct. 24, 1775 ; m.. May 2, 1793, Abel Munroe ; 
d. May 17, 1831, at Livermore, Me. 

IV. Mary, b. Nov. 23, 1777 ; m. Andrew Thorndike ; d. Nov. 7, 
1833, at Livermore, Me. 

V. Joseph, b. July 19, 1780, at Dublin; shipmaster and owner 
many years; d. at Charleston, S. C, June 21, 1821. 

VI. Julia, b. May 38, 1782; m. Alexander Millikin, of Peter- 
borough ; r. Keene. 

VII. Samuel, b. May 27, 1784 ; d. Jan. 26, 1796. 
VIII. Deborah, b. July 2, 1786; m., John Elliot, q. v. 
IX. James, b. July 4, 1788 ; shipmaster; d. March 10, 1^19. 
X. John, b. June 17, 1790; graduated at Dartmouth College, 
1812 ; re. to State of N. Y., 1813 ; attorney and counsellor at law 
for many years in that State. 

XI. Kezia, b. June 18, 1792 ; m. Aaron Appleton, Keene, for- 
merly of Dublin, q. v. 

Isaac Bond, from Sherborn, settled in Dublin, 1767, on south 
half of lot 2, range 1 ; m. Abigail Greenwood, sister of William 
Greenwood, 1st. Ch. : 

I. Huldah, m. Seth Cobb, q. v. ; second h., Stephen Davis. 
II. Jonas, m. Ednah Bodwell, of Methuen, Mass. He d. March 
4, 1822, a;. 63. She d. Nov. 16, 1840, se. 76. 

HI. Sarah, m. a Mr. Pratt, and re. to Vermont. 
IV. Merriam, m. Whitcomb Powers ; r. Jaffrey. 

V. Abigail, u. m. ; d. Dec. 3, 1837, «. 72. 
VI. Isaac, re. to Chester, Vt. 

VII. William, ra. Sally Spaulding, of Jaffrey ; re. to Caven- 
dish, Vt. 

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m., Dec. 23, 1824, Mary Emerson, b. Jan. 21, 1808, at Rindge. 
Ch.: I. George Franklin, b. March 1, 1827; m., Feb. 21, 1854, 
Emeline Hawkins, of Winchester, b. Oct. 5, 1832. II. Mary, b. 
Jan. 8, 1842. 

Daniel Boutell, and his w. Grace, lived on lot 7, range 6. 
Ch.: I. Rocksena, b. Sept. 12, 1795. II. Persis, b. July 5, 1797. 
III. Daniel, b. Oct. 8, 1800. IV. Lorendo, b. July 27, 1802. V. 
Judith, b. June 4, 1804. VI. Cynthia, b. April 25, 1806. 

James Bowers, from Rindge, d. Jan. 24, 1830, se. 84. His 
widow d. June 10, 1840, a^. 78. Ch. : 

I. Jonathan S., m. Elizabeth N. Several ch. Orinda m. Frank- 
lin Twitchell, son of Daniel T., 2d, q. v. 

II. Nancy, m. Paul Nelson. Ch. : 1. Nancy, m. William Pratt, 
of Peterborough. — 2. Mart Ann, m. Thomas Robbe, son of 
James R. Several other ch., n. u. 

III. Luther, b. 1788, at Rindge; re. 1830, from Boston to the 
" Bullard Farm," in Dublin ; m., April 8, 1834, Sarah Bullard, dr. 
of Simeon B. She d. May 27, 1840. 

IV. Levi, r. Boston. V. Charles, r. Boston. VI. Lydia, m. 
Timothy Bullard, q. v. VII. Roxana, u. m. 

Jonas Brigham, from Nelson ; b. May 22, 1758, in Sudbury, 
Mass. ; d. Feb. 11, 1850 ; m., 1807, Dorcas Pratt, widow of Oliver 
Pratt, q. V. ; re. to Dublin, 1835, on part of lots 8 and 9, range 9, 
purchased of Alson Upton, formerly owned by Aaron Marshall. 
Ch.: 

L Ruel, b. May 30, 1808 ; m., June 2, 1835, Prudence Burns, dr. 
of James B., b. Dec. 17, 1811 ; d. Oct. 11, 1848. Ch. : 1. Jane, b. 
Jan. 19, 1838. — 2. George, b. Sept. 15, 1843; d. March 7, 1845. 
Second w., m., Jan. 28, 1850, Maria J. Cragin, b. N. Y., Jan. 2, 
1832, dr. of Moses C. 

IL Mary H., b. April 1, 1818. 

Seth Broad, from Needham, Mass. ; b. May 3, 1756 ; d. April 
4, 1806; settled in Dublin, 1799, on lot 1, range 5; m. Azubah 
Saunders, of Sturbridge, Mass., b. Oct. 28, 1763, sister of Rev. Dr. 
Saunders, President of Vermont University, Burlington, and after- 
wards pastor of the Congregational Society, Medfield, Mass. Mrs. 
Broad d. May 12, 1824. Ch. : 

I. Betsey, b. Feb. 19, 1782; m. Benjamin Stearns, of Mount 
Vernon, N. 11. ; d. Williamstown, Vt., Sept. 6, 1827. 

II. Mehitabel, b. Feb. 19, 1784; m. Nehemiah Upton, q. v. 

IIL Enos, b. Jan. 28, 1787 ; d. July 19, 1815. 

IV. Rebecca, b. April 15, 1789; m. James Wilson, of Peter- 
borough; re. to Keene; d. June 26, 1835. 

V. Martha, b. Sept. 17, 1791; m., Dec. 23, 1824, Samuel 
Adams, q. v. 



320 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

VI. Azubah, b. March 6, 1794; m., Jan. 23, 1827, Samuel 
Adams, q. v. 

VII. Lydia, b. May 3, 1797; m., first, David Pike, of Mount 
Vernon, N. H. ; re. to Montpelier, Vt. Second h., Abijali Wheeler. 
She d. in Middlesex, Vt. 

VIII. Sally, b. June 27, 1802 ; d. Feb. 13, 1827. 

IX. Clarissa, b. April 5, 1805; m., Nov. 27, 1834, Jacob 
Gleason, q. v. ; d. Aug. 21, 1853. 

Jonas Brooks, b. Jaffrey, Jan. 27, 1772; m., 1799, Mary 
Tilton, b. Jan. 23, 1777, in East Sudbury (now Wayland) ; re. 
to Dublin, lot 16, range 8, Feb. 1816 ; then, 1840, to Marlborough, 
where he d. Dec. 22, 1842. Ch. : 

I. Mary W., b. Nov. 7, 1800 ; m., Nov. 13, 1828, Koland Far- 
num, q. v. 

II. John, b. Nov. 21, 1803 ; m., June 12, 1827, Adaline Twitchell, 
dr. of Daniel T., 2d. Ch. : 1. Fidelia Maria, b. March 1 6, 1828. 
— 2. George W., b. Jan. 24, 1834. — 3. Mary E., b. 1839. 

III. Rebecca T., b. Dec. 1, 1805 ; m., Dec. 19, 1825, Minot 
Haywood, q. v. Second h., William B. Powers; r. Eoyalton, Vt. 
Ch. : 1. Mary E., b. Feb., 1843. 

IV. Ebenezer A., b. Dec. 1, 1810; m., 1833, Henrietta Bruce, 
of Petersham, Mass. Ch. : 1. Rosanna, d. — 2. Isaac M. — 3. 
Henry. — 4. Caroline L. ; r. Nashua. 

V. Elizabeth D., b. March 14, 1814. 

VI. Jonas H., b. July 10, 1815 ; m., 1842, Julia Foster, of Fitz- 
william. Ch. : 1. Charles. — 2. James, d. — 3. Zebuda, d. — 
4. Alfred Lillbern. — 5. Julia. 

VII. Joseph, b. Oct. 14, 1822; m., Eliza A. B. Hurlburt ; r. 
Nashua. Ch. : 1. Mary Eliza. 

Simeon Bullard, b. at New Ipswich, Aug. 30, 1745; d. Jan. 
21, 1828; m. Ruth Adams, b. at Dunstable, Dec. 30, 1849. Ch. : 

I. Ruth, b. Aug. 7, 1772. II. Azubah, b. July 20, 1774. III. 
Caleb, b. Sept. 7, 1776 ; d. Jan. 1. 1777. IV. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 8, 
1780; d. Jan. 15, 1811. V. Mary, b. May 20, 1782. VI. Sarah, 
b. Feb. 20, 1784 ; m. Luther Bowers, q. v. VII. Asahel, b. March 
13, 1786. 

VIII. Timothy, b. Aug. 4, 1789; d. Aug. 23, 1833; m. Lydia 
Bowers. Ch. : 1. Charles, b. Feb. 10, 1814. — 2. Caroline, b. 
May 11, 1815. — 3. Clarissa, b. Dec. 4, 1816. — 4. George, b. 
May 28, 1818; m. Sophronia Emery, of Jaffrey ; d. Nov. 1853: 
ch. (1) Ellen S. ; (2) Adelia C — 5. Luther Sawyer, b. Nov. 18, 
1819. — 6. Mary Adams, b. Oct. 13, 1821. — 7. John Allison, 
b. Oct. 29, 1823. 

IX. Nathan, b. July 18, 1792. 

Nathaniel Burnham, b. March 2, 1796, at Greenfield, N. H. ; 
m., first, Lucy Butler, b. 1801, dr. of Jonathan Butler, of Lynde- 
borough. She d. Oct. 18, 1830, leaving one ch. : 



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I. Sarab, b. Feb. 10, 1830 ; m., Dec. 8, 1852, George D. Bonner ; 
r. Roxbury, Mass. 

N. Burnham's second w., m., June 30, 1835, Mary Wilder, dr. of 
Abel Wilder, b. in Dublin, July 27, 1804. Ch. : 

II. Nathaniel, b. April IG, 1836. III. Mary, b. May 25, 1837 ; 
d. Jan. 20, 1842. IV. John, b. Dec. 14, 1839. V. Lucy Kezia, b. 
Aug. 29, 1841. VI. Emeline Emma, b. March 12, 1843. VII. 
Abel W., b. Dec. 23, 1845. 

James Burns, from Nelson, m. Mrs. Hannah (Twitchell) Gibbs, 
widow of Zenas Gibbs, of Whitestown, N. Y. ; to whom she was m., 
Oct. 12, 1794, and had three sons: 1. Zenas, b. Feb. 29, 1796.— 
2. John, b. May 7, 1797. — 3. Ira, b. Jan. 5, 1798; r. Boston. 
Mr. Burns d. April 28, 1838, x. 77. Ch. : I. Hannah, b. April 4, 
1802 ; m., Nov. 15, 1849, Nathaniel Holt, of Milford; r. Dublin. 
II. Christina, b. June 22, 1804; m., March 30, 1824, Moses Cragin, 
of New Ipswich, q. v. III. James, b. Nov. 22, 1806; d. Nov. 16, 
1832. IV. Samuel, b. June 9, 1807 ; m.. May 21, 1835, Melinda 
Pierce, dr. of David P. V. Prudence, b. Dec. 17, 1811 ; m., June 
2, 1835, Ruel Brigham, q. v. VI. Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1814; m. [?]. 
VII. William, b. April 1, 1817 ; d. May 12, 1842. VIII. David, 
b. July 6, 1820. 

Ebenezer Burpee, m. Dorcas Bowman. Ch. : I. Lucy Jane, 
b. April 8, 1824; m. Andrew J. Snow. II. Julia Ann, b. Jan. 1, 
1826. IIL Eunice Maria, b. Nov. 11, 1827. IV. Abbot Bowman, 

b. June 12, 1831 ; m. Lawrence. V. Asaph Ebenezer, b. 

Feb. 2, 1836. VI. Martha Elmira, b. Sept. 2, 1838. 

James Chamberlain (Capt.), from Sherborn to Dublin, 1772; 
m. Hannah Adams, dr. of Isaac A. ; lived fii-st on lot 9, range 5. 
He sold his house and farm to Rev. E. Sprague, and bought, on 
the opposite side of the road, lot 9, range 6. He was a soldier 
in the Revolutionary Army, and, during the last years of his life, 
received a pension from the United States. He d. Jan. 24, 1826, 
^.86. Ch.: 

L Cyrus, b. 1770 ; m. Oct. 25, 1794, Julia Mason, dr. of Thad- 
deus M. ; d., June 30, 1839, at Pembroke, Genesee County, N. Y., 
to which place he removed, 1835. He held the office of Post- 
master from the time a post-office was established in town till he 
removed ; and he was town-clerk 28 years in succession, and once 
afterwards. Ch. : 1. Clarissa, b. Aug. 31, 1795; m. Ashley 
Hamilton, q. v. She d. at Lyons, N. Y., April 24, 1847. — 2. 
James, b. March 20, 1797 ; m., Nov. 28, 1833, Anna Marshall, dr. of 
Benjamin M. : ch. (1) Granville M., b. Jan. 14, 1835, d. Jan. 4, 
1842; (2) Elvira E., b. Sept. 14, 1837; (3) Maro J., b. Aug. 29, 
1841. — 3. LuCT, b. May 18, 1801; m., June 10, 1834, Lemuel 
Lakin, of Hancock ; r. at Pembroke, N. Y. : ch. (1) Julia C, b. 
May 26, 1835. — 4. Cyrus, b. Nov. 18, 1802. — 5. Julia, b. April 
13, 1809 ; m., May 16, 1830, Lemuel Lakin ; d. at Rochester, N. Y., 



322 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

April 7, 1833. — G. Elvira, b. May 23, 1812; m., Jan., 1838, 
Judah L. Peek, and r. at Wanpou, Dodge County, Wisconsin. 

II. Polly (Mary), b. Sept. 24, 1773 ; m., Jan. 9, 1795, Elislia 
Knowlton, q.v. 

III. James, b. Dec. 3, 1781; d. June 23, 1785. 

IV. Hannah, b. March 14, 1788; m. Elisha Knowlton, q.v. 
The second wife of Capt. James C, was Widow Mary Fisk, of 

Leominster, Mass., m., April 25, 1801. 

Zadoc Chapman, m., May 4, 1803, Esther Marshall, dr. of 
Aaron M. ; a mason by trade ; had a large family of ch. ; r. in the 
State of Maine. 

Edward Cheney, and Abigail his w., lived on lot 15, range 7, 
Ch. : I. Edward, b. Sept. 18, 1777. 

Artemas Childs, b. Aug. IG, 1762, in Northborough, Mass. ; 
d. Nov. 9, 1839 ; m. Lucy Keyes, dr. of Simon K., of Wilton, N. H., 
b. Aug. 24, 1769, d. April 21, 1848; re. to Dublin, 1799; lived 
on lot 7, range 7, bought of William Davis ; re. subsequently to 
Ballston Spa, N. Y., where they died. Ch. : 

L Mary, b. April 11, 1794; m., Feb. 22, 1812, Samuel Davison, 
of Peterborough, b. June 3, 1788 ; re. to Dublin, 1815. 

IL Lucy, b. Feb. 3, 1796 ; d. Nov. 23, 1823. III. Sally, b. Oct. 
27, 1797 ; d. Aug. 27, 1822. IV. Harriet, b. Aug. 31, 1799. V. 
Jane Pv., b. March 26, 1801. 

VL Artemas J., b. Aug. 12, 1802 ; m. Nancy Dolloff, of Ballston 
Spa; re. to Peoria, 111. Ch. : 1. Henry D., b. Nov., 1825 ; d. Sept. 
3, 1827. — 2. Harriet. — 3. Llcretia. — 4. Alfred. 
^ai. John L., b. Jan. 20, 1804 ; d. Oct. 2, 1827. 

Vin. Levi L., b. Feb. 23, 1806; m. Ann ; r. at Gaines, 

N. Y. ; seven ch., three living. 

IX. Emeline, b. Sept. 16, 1807; m. William E. Betts, of Ball- 
ston Spa, where they reside. Ch. : 1. William C, b. Aug. 10, 
1833; d., March 4, 1838, at Dublin. — 2. Henry D., b. Sept. 27, 
1835. — 3. William C, b. Jan. 4, 1839. — 4. Charles, d. in 
infancy. — 5. Sarah C, b. Oct. 17, 1844. 

X. Leander W., b. Oct. 17, 1812; d. Oct. 9, 1826. 

XL Horace A., b. July 17, 1814 ; m. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Dennett, 
from Kentucky ; r. Centre Grove, 111. Ch., seven ; the oldest d. 

Jonas Clark, b. June 3, 1775, at Townsend, Mass. ; son of 
William and Sarah (Locke) C. She was b. at Concord, Mass., 
June 9, 1717 ; d. March 29, 1776. William C. was the son of Wm. 
and Eunice (Taylor) C, of Concord, b., probably at Boston, 1679, 
son of Samuel (and Rachel) C, who came from England, according 
to tradition, a', about 12, with his father Joseph. Samuel C. settled 
in Concord, 1C86 ; d. Jan. 30, 1729-30. His w. d. Oct. 19, 1722. 
Jonas C. came to Dublin, 1797 ; a clothier, first established this 
business in Dublin ; built his mill on the spot where the old brick 



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woollen-factory now stands, in Harrisville ; sold to James Horsley, 
1804, and re. to Shipton, Canada East, Jan. 16, 1805 ; where he, 
with his family, r. on land reclaimed by him from the wilderness, 
until Oct. 25, 1819, when he re. to Dublin, and there r. till Nov. 23, 
1849 ; r. at Peterborough. He m. Sarah Twitchell, dr. of Abel 
and Sarah (Adams) T. Ch. : First four b. at Dublin ; the rest at 
Shipton : 

I. Elvira, b. Sept. 21, 1800; m., Sept. 21, 1826, Oliver Frost, of 
JaiFrey; re. to McDonough, N. Y., where she d., July 1, 1833. 
Ch.: 1. Elvira Clark, b. Feb. 19, 1829; d. March 19, 1829. 
— 2. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 13, 1830; d. Sept. 8, 1831. 

II. Maria, b. Feb. 23, 1802; um. ; r. at Peterborough, um. 

III. Adaline, b. June 6, 1803; d. Feb. 20, 1807. 

IV. Leander, b. Oct. 16, 1804; m., Dec. 30, 1841, Mary A. 
Jones, dr. of Samuel J. When a young man, his leg was amputated 
above the knee, in consequence of a severe injury by machinery at 
Rockingham, Vt. His plan of life was thus changed ; he taught 
school, and subsequently engaged in the shoe-manufactory ; r. at 
Peterborough. Ch. : 1. Sarah Ann, b. Oct. 26, 1842 ; d. Sept. 15, 
1843. — 2. Salma Martin, b. June 7, 1845 ; d. Aug. 11, 1848.— 
3. Eugene, b. April 14, 1850. 

V. William (Hon.), m., March 22, 1836, Clarissa Cutter, dr. of 
John, jun., and Betsy (Crosby) C, of Jaffrey ; tanner and currier in 
Jaffrey till INIarch, 1839 ; re. to Campton, N. H. ; largely engaged 
in leather manufacturing, mercantile, shoe, and other business ; 
much employed in public business ; State Senator for District No. 
12, in 1849 and 1850; J. P. 14 years; and is now Postmaster at 
Campton. Ch. : 1. Clara Cutter, b. Oct. 8, 1838. — 2. Emeline 
Duncan, b. April 4, 1841; d. Jan. 31, 1843. — 3. William F., 
b. Dec. 19, 1842. — 4. Charles Elmer, b. Dec. 12, 1844. — 5. 
Emily Adams, b. Jan. 11, 1848. — 6. Ermina Demerry, b. Sept. 
19, 1852. 

VI. Melzar Wentworth, b. Dec. 6, 1812; m., 1837, Sabrina 
Hobart Lincoln, of Hingham ; a baker ; r. at Hingham. Ch. : 1. 
Andrew Jackson, b. Dec. 13, 1837. — 2. Mary Lewis, b. Oct, 
10, 1839; d. March 18, 1843.-3. Adaline Augusta, b. Nov. 
23,1841. — 4. Emma, b. Nov. 22, 1844. — 5. Francis Marion, 
b. Sept. 20, 1846.-6. George Faber, b. April 16, 1848. 

VIL Galen, b. March 28, 1814; m., April 27, 1839, Rebecca 
McCoy, of Missouri. From Mo. he re. to Philadelphia, where his 
w. d. He is now at San Francisco, Cal., um. Ch. : 1. Elvira 
Missouri, b. April 20, 1840. — 2. Joseph Locke, b. Nov. 3, 
1842. — 3. Mary Ann, b. July 16, 1844. — 4. Galen Alonzo, 
b. May 30, 1846.-5. Solon McCoy, b. Feb. 7, 1848. 

VIII. Sarah Adams, b. Feb. 13, 1816; a successful school- 
teacher; um. ; d. at Campton, May 19, 1844; interred at Dublin. 

IX. George Faber (Rev.), b. Feb. 24, 1817; m., April 1, 1847, 
Harriet Emery, of Jaffrey ; a shoemaker till he had acquired means 
for an education ; at JalFrey Academy several terms ; then at 



324 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Phillips Academy, Exeter ; three years at the Divinity School, Cam- 
bridge, where he graduated, July, 184G; ordained at Charlemont, 
Mass., Aug. 11, 1847 ; installed pastor of the First Congregational 
Church and Society, Warwick, Mass., May 14, 1848, and at Norton, 
Mass., over First Cong. Ch. and Soc, Aug. 11, 1852, of which he is 
still the minister. 

X. Samuel Fulton (Rev.), b. Feb. 24, 1818 ; m., April 30, 1848, 
Mary E. Morse, dr. of Thaddeus M., jun. ; tanner and currier by 
trade, and pursued the same till the means to commence an educa- 
tion were obtained ; studied for a time with Rev. Dr. Abbot, of 
Peterborough ; three years at PhilHps (Exeter) Academy, and 
three years at the Divinity School, Cambridge, where he graduated, 
July, 1847 ; ordained as pastor of the First Cong. Soc, Athol, 
Mass., April 19, 1848, in which relation he still continues. His w. 
d. April 1, 1853. The ladies of Athol have erected a chaste and 
beautiful monument to her memory. Ch. : 1. Frank Appleton, 
b. June 22, 1850. 

XL Clarissa Caroline, b. June 6, 1819, and r. at Peterborough. 

Ebenezer Cobb, and his w. Abigail, came from Temple, Feb. 
14, 1778, and lived on lot 8, range 9. Ch. : I. Josiah, b. Aug. 1, 
1778. IT. Nabby, b. Oct. 12, 1780. III. Sally, b. Aug. 15, 1783. 
IV. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 3, 1787. His w. Abigail d. Dec. 9, 1788. 

Second w., Olive . V. Timothy, b. Feb. 12, 1791. VI. 

Hannah, b. June 7, 1793. 

Seth Cobb, and his w. Catharine, from Packersfield (Nelson), 
1780, and lived on lot 8, range 7. Ch. : I. Catharine. II. 
Ithamer. III. Lydia. IV. David Perry. V. Simeon. 

Catharine C, wife of Seth C, d. Dec. 11, 1789. Second w., 
Huldah Bond, dr. of Isaac B. 

VI. Huldah, b. Oct. 9, 1791. VII. Seth, b. Aug. 24, 179G; d. 
Nov. 5, 1822. VIII. Ednah B., b. Oct. 12, 1798 ; d. Sept. 20, 1822. 

Joseph Cobb, m., May 3, 1804, Hannah Yeardly. Ch. : I. 
Charles, b. Sept. 'I'l, 1804. 

James Cochran, b. in Ireland ; came to Dublin w^ith his w. and 
three ch., about 1779, and settled on lot 22, range 4. Ch. : I. John 
M. II. William. III. Jenny. Re. to Jaffrey, 1792. 

Clark C. Cochran, from New Boston, N. H., 1845 ; b. March 
8, 1807; m., April 14, 1835, Rebecca Crombie, dr. of John C. ; 
purchased part of lot 8, range 8, of the heirs of John Crombie. 
Ch. : I. Mary Celestia, b. at New Boston, Nov. 5, 1836. II. John 
C, b. at New Boston, Feb. 7, 1843. III. James I., b. June 27, 
1846. Re. to 111., 1854. 

Levi Conant, from Littleton, Mass., 1837; m. Anna W. Mead, 



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dr. of Abraham M., of L. Ch. : I. Benjamin, b. July 28, 1837. 
11. Sherman, b. Dec. 31, 1839. III. Henry, b. Dec. 18, 1843. 
Re. to Littleton, 1845. 

Stephen Corey, b. in Harvard, Mass. ; m. Tryphena Wilder, 
of Lancaster, Mass. ; came to Dublin, 1797 ; d. July 9, 1799. She 
d. 1838. Ch. : 

L Stephen, b. Sept. 12, 1777; m., Sept. 14, 1800, Martha 
"Woods, of Peterborough ; he d. Aug., 1813 ; r. Vermont. Ch. : 1. 
Stephen, b. Feb. 4, 1804; d. Feb. 12, 1814. — 2. Melinda, b. 
Jan. 24, 180G ; m., April 1, 1849, George Hadley ; r. Peterborough. 

— 3. Rebecca H., b. April 14, 1810; m., Feb. 7, 1837, William 
G. Currier: ch. (1) William S., b. Sept. 28, 1837 ; (2) Martha A., 
b. Jan. 15, 1845. — 4. Silas P., b. Sept. 16, 1813 ; m. May, 1837 : 
ch. (1) Rebecca H., b. 1842 ; (2) Ella, b. 1845, r. Vermont. 

II. Nancy, b. 1780; m. James Carravan ; r. New Haven, Ct. 

III. Rebecca, b. March 13, 1785 ; d. Oct. 9, 1834. 

IV. Moses, b. Jan. 11, 1787; m., June 16, 1814, Lydia Hinds, 
b. Aug. -IG, 1788 ; dr. of Abner H. ; she d. Jan. 14, 1847. Ch. : 
1. Rebecca T., b. May 18, 1815 ; d. Oct. 9, 1834.— 2. Benjamin, 
b. Nov. 3, 1816; d. Feb. 19, 1838.-3. Moses, b. Feb. 8, 1818; 
d. Jan 11, 1839.-4. John W., b. Sept. 2, 1821; m., Oct. 19, 
1848, L. Maria Gleason, dr. of Phinehas G. : ch. (1) Albert C, b. 
Sept. 8, 1849 ; r..in Maryland. — 5. Maro V., b. March 14, 1823 ; 
m., Dec. 25, 1850^ Elizabeth Vandegrift; he d. April 3, 1850; she 
d. Feb. 14, 1854; r. in Delaware. — G. Thomas S., b. Dec. 4, 
1825; m.. May 20, 1852, Ellen Piper, dr. of Cyrus P.: ch. (1) 
Maro v., b. June 29, 1853 ; r. in city of New York. — 7. Lydia E., 
b, Nov. 13, 1827. — 8. Albert L., b. Nov. 8. 1829 ; r. in Delaware. 

— 9. Elizabeth T., b. May 17, 1831 ; d. March 20, 1852. Moses 
C.'s second w., m., Jan. 13, 1850, Hannah Learned, b. July 11, 
1806, dr. of John W. L. 

V. David, b. Feb. 28, 1790; m., 1817, Betsey Winship ; r. in 
Jaffrey. Ch.: 1. Jesse, b. Oct. 21, 1818; d. Oct. 3, 1827. — 2. 
John C, b. March 20, 1820; r. in Kentucky. — 3. Stephen, b. 
Nov. 22, 1822; d. June 26, 1851. — 4. David, b. Dec. 17, 1827. 

— 5. Charles G., b. Aug. 28, 1826. — 6. J. Munroe, b. Aug. 22, 
1828 ; r. in Maryland. 

VL Luther, b. 1792; d. 1795. 

VIL Sarah, b. 1794; m. Abel Godfrey; d. 1849. 

VHL Charles, b. May 3, 1797 ; m., Nov. 10, 1825, Eliza Derby, 

b. Nov. 28, 1797, dr. of Samuel D. Ch. : 1. Webster, b. Aug. 28, 

1827.-2. WiLLARD, b. Nov. 22, 1828; d. Sept. 13, 1830.-3. 

Charles, b. Jan. 13, 1830 — 4. Eliza Jane, b. Sept. 29, 1831. 

— 5. Elvira Maria, b. Jan. 6, 1833. — 6. Milan, b. Sept. 7, 
1835. 

John Crombie, from Londonderry, N. H. ; b. April 15, 1776; 
i. July 29, 1847; m., 1800, Betsy Wilder, dr. of Col. Abel W. ; at 



326 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Dublin, 1803, on lot 8, range 8, north half, purchased of Aaron and 
Benjamin Marshall. She was b. Dec. 26, 1780. Ch. : 

I. Ira, b. Feb. 4, 1801 ; m., Aug. 5, 1824, Lucy Wilder ; r. at 
Peterborough. Ch., n. u. 

11. John, b. Feb., 1803; d. Feb. 15, 1803. 

III. Moses, b. March 12, 1804; m., Nov. 4,1828, Louisa Morse, 
dr. of Thaddeus M., sen. Ch. : 1. John, b. Feb., 1830. — 2. 
Thaddeus M., b. Oct., 1831 ; r. 111. 

IV. Abel Wilder, b. Aug. 3, 1806 ; m. 

V. John, b. July 29, 1808; m. ; r. Rochester, N.Y. ; mer- 
chant. Ch. : 1. n. u. 

VL Hannah, b. March 26, 1811 ; d. Sept. 5, 1813. 
VIL Rebecca, b. May 24, 1814; m. Clark C. Cochran, q. v. 
VIIL Mary J., b. Feb. 10, 1817. 
IX. Harriet E., b. Oct. 7, 1819; m. John Brooks, 2d. Ch. : 
1. Anstis. 

X. James, b. Jan. 11, 1822; r. Rochester, N.Y. 
XL Betsy G., b. April 18, 1824; d. May 17, 1838. 

Luther Darlixg, b. Mason. N. H., Dec. 19, 1807; re. to An- 
trim, 1830 ; m., March 4, 1831, Lydia Knight, b. March 26, 1809, 
dr. of Benjamin K. ; re. to Hancock, to Jafirey, and, in 1840, to 
Dublin. Ch. : 

I. Susan A., b. Aug. 1, 1832, Antrim; d. Oct. 8, 1846. 
11. Benjamin Pierce, b. Feb. 14, 1834, Antrim. 
HL James, b. May 31, 1836, Hancock. 

IV. Josiah N., b. May 23, 1838, JafFrey. 

V. Lydia Ann, b. Jan. 8, 1841. VI. Mary Jane, b. Aug. 15, 
1843. VIL Mehitable A., b. Sept. 18, 1845. VIIL Susan Maria, 
b. April 3, 1848. IX. Jonathan Emery, b. April 20, 1850. 

William Darracott, b. Feb. 17, 1804, at Shrewsbury, Vt. ; 
settled. May, 1833, on the farm formerly occupied by Samuel 
Stone, lot 22, range 4; m.. May 1, 1834, Julia Johnson, b. April 
17, 1806, dr. of Levi J., of Jaffrey. Ch. : 

L Sarah Jane, b. May 27, 1837; m.. May 9, 1854, James 
Allison. 

IL Betsy Maria, b. April 29, 1839. IIL and IV., Twins, b. 
May 2, 1843 ; d., the first. May 5, and the other. May 26, 1843. 

V. Julia Rosetta, b. May 22, 1845. 

William Davis, from Amherst, N. H. ; b. Sept., 1753 ; d. Aug. 
28, 1819 ; settled in Dublin, 1793, on lot 7, range 7 ; m., April 3, 
1794, Betsey Jones, dr. of Samuel Jones, sen. ; re., 1801, to lot 7, 
range 5, and in 1804, to lot 3, range 1. Ch. : 

L Daniel, b. Nov. 19, 1794; d. in Peru, Vt., March 25, 1853. 

II. William, b. Feb. 21, 1797 ; m.. May 29, 1823, Annis Lovell, 
of West Boylston, Mass. 

IIL Peter, b. Sept. 10, 1799; d. Aug. 16, 1852 ; m., Oct., 1821, 





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Elizabetli Turner, of Peterborough. Ch. : 1. Joseph, b. Nov. 23, 
1822; m., Sept. 25, 1847, Martha Hadley, of Peterborough, and r. 
in P. Second w. of Peter Davis, m., Nov. 11, 1828, Louisa Royce, 
of Marlow. Ch. : 2. Lorenzo, b. Feb. 26, 1830; m., Dec. 22, 
1853, Mary E. Prescott, of Groton, Mass. — 3. William, b. Jan. 
28, 1832. — 4. Ann Louisa, b. Aug. 9, 1834. — 5. George S., 
b. Nov. 25, 1844. 

IV. Lucy, b. March 20, 1802 ; m., Feb. 25, 1827, Aaron Saw- 
tell, of Jafirey, and r. in J. 

V. Samuel, b. Sept. 30, 1804; d. Oct. 3, 1805. 

VL Eliza, b. Feb. 8, 1807; m., Sept., 1828, David Robbins, of 
JafFrey, and re. to Peru, Vt. 

VIL Ruth, b. May 3, 1810; d. Aug. 15, 1834. 

VIIL Hannah, b. Dec. 4, 1812; m., Jan. 13, 1831, William 
Hay ward, of Gilsum, and r. in Lawrence, Mass. 

IX. Sarah, b. Sept. 15, 1815 ; d. at Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 1, 
1851 ; m., Aug. 8, 1847, Milton B. Barney, of Cumberland, R. I. 
He d. at Lawrence, Dec. 31, 1849. 

Samuel Derby, son of Thomas T. Derby and Elizabeth (Wright) 
Derby ; b. Aug. 23, 1771, Hollis, N. H. ; 'd. Feb. 9, 1841 ; came to 
Dublin with his step-father, Stephen Bent, se.. about 12. Jan. 30, 
1796, he purchased of Bartholomew Goyer the farm on which he 
spent the remainder of his life. He was an active, energetic man, 
never afraid of hard work ; and often, at harvest-time, when the 
moon favored, worked all night. He m., first, Aug. 21, 1796, Lois 
Twitchell, dr. of Joseph T. She was b. Jan. 6, 1777, and d. Feb. 
25, 1805. Ch. : 

L Eliza, b. Nov. 28, 1797 ; m., Nov. 15, 1825, Charles Corey, q. v. 
IL Dexter, b. Dec. 22, 1799 ; d. Mai-ch 21, 1802. 

IIL Lucy, b. Nov. 27, 1801 ; m., March 18, 1824, Moses G. 
Gowing, q.v. 

IV. Lois, b. Feb. 12, 1805 ; m., March 18, 1834, Oliver Martin ; 
r. in Walpole, N. H. Ch., n. u. 

Second w., m., Feb. 23, 1806, Betsey Knowlton, dr. of Deacon 
John Knowlton. She was b. May 14, 1781, and d. March 28, 
1833. Ch. : 

V. Elvira, b. Dec. 8, 1806; m., Dec. 20, 1825, Hervey 
Learned, q. v. 

VI. Mary Ann, b. May 17, 1808; m., Feb. 14, 1832, Luther D. 
Knowlton, and r. at Walpole, N. H. 

VIL Dexter, b. July 10, 1810; m., Dec. 17, 1840, Julia Piper, 
dr. of Jonas Brooks Piper. Ch. : 1. Samuel Carroll, b. March 
3, 1842. — 2. Emily Elizabeth, b. Nov. 26, 1846. 

VIIL Franklin, b. May 20, 1812; d. Sept. 6, 1836; m., 1835, 
Susanna , of Boston. She d. May, 1836. 

IX. Webster, b. July 28, 1814; d. April 22, 1835. 
X. Betsey Jane, b. Nov. 27, 1819 ; m., Jan. 29, 1839, Charles 
Whittemore, q. v. ; r. at Ravenswood, Long Island, N. Y. 



OZO REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

The third w. of Samuel Derby, m., May 29, 1834, Ruth Perry, 
dr. of Jonathan P. She r. at Chelsea, Mass. 

Moses Eaton, b. Aug. 3, 1796 (son of Moses Eaton, who d. in 
Dublin, Feb., 1833, se. 80) ; came from Hancock, 1835; m., Nov. 
21, 1835, Rebecca Pratt, dr. of John Pratt. She was b. July 2, 
1798. Ch. : 

I. Luther P., b. Dec. 25, 1836. II. Mary R., b. Aug. 11, 1838. 
III. Sarah E., b. May 11, 1840. 

Ward Eddy (Dr.), m., July 28, 1779, Rebecca Greenwood. 
Ch. : I. Betsey, b. Feb. 27, 1780. 

David Elliot, from Mason, N. H. (son of John Elliot, of 
Bradford, Mass.); b. 1751, in Bradford; d. Jan. 4, 1793; settled 
in Dublin, 1778, on lot 10, range 8, purchased of Jabez Puffer; 
m., first, 1778, Hannah Adams, dr. of Deacon Benj. Adams, of 
New Ipswich. She was b. Aug. 4, 1761, and d. Jan. 14, 1789. Ch.: 
I. David, b. Nov. 20, 1779 ; d. Nov. 27, 1781. 

II. Hannah, b. March 31, 1781 ; m., Sept., 1799, Amos Emery, 
jun. ; re. to Windham, Vt. Ch., n. u. 

III. John, b. July 9, 1783 ; r., after the death of his father, with 
his uncle, Major Benj. Adams, in New Ipswich, till his majority. 
In 1804, began trade in Chesterfield, N. H., in partnership with 
Capt. Benj. Cooke. In 1809, m. Deborah Bixby, dr. of Nathan B., 
and re. to Keene. For many years — a part of the time in con- 
nection with Aaron Appleton, and again with his sons — he caiTied 
on an extensive and prosperous business in general merchandise ; 
interested also in the manufacture of window-glass. He has gra- 
dually withdrawn from active business ; though, as President of the 
Cheshire Bank, and Dii-ector in several corporate companies, he 
still finds sufficient occupation. Ch. : 1. John Henry, graduated 

at Harvard College, 1835 ; attorney-at-law ; m. Wheelock ; 

f. Keene; ch., n. u, — 2. Jajies, m. ; r. Keene; ch., n.u. — 3. 
Maria, um. 

Second w. of David E. was Mrs. Lucy (Emery) Campbell, b. 
April 28, 1756, in Townsend, Mass. ; m. Nov. 19, 1789 ; d. Jan. 23, 
1846. Ch. : 

IV. David, b. Nov. 8, 1790; d. Aug. 20, 1798. 

V. Daniel, b. Oct. 1, 1792 ; clerk in the store of Aaron Appleton, 
at Dublin, from 1806 to 1809 ; then commenced classical studies; 
entered Sophomore Class at Dartmouth College, and graduated, 
1813. He studied medicine one year with Prof Perkins, Dartmouth 
College, and one year with Dr. Twitchell, Keene. In the fall 
of 1815, he went to the city of New York, and in the following 
year engaged in a glass-manufacturing and trading enterprise ; in 
conducting which, through a very extensive sliding-scale of profit 
and loss, he spent ten years in Ulster County. In 1827, he re. to 
New York City, and formed a connection with his brother-in-law, 



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Augustus Greele, in the commission business, chiefly devoted to 
paper and collateral objects. After the retirement of Mr. Greele, 
the firm, for several years, was Elliot, Burnap, and Babcock. In 
1843, he purchased a farm on the Hudson River, near Newburgh ; 
built a house, and, in the following year, took possession ; and he 
still r. there, disconnected from all city business. He m., LSI 8, in 
New York, Abby Greele, b. 1793, dr. of Capt. Samuel G., of 
Wilton, N. H. They have four ch., n. u. 

David Elliot has been described to us as a man of marked 
character, and worthy of some words of notice in the annals of 
the town ot his adoption. In the spring of 1775, soon after the 
commencement of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Capt. 
Towne was engaged in raising a company of volunteers in New 
Ipswich, to join the confused army of avengers, then rolling in 
from every quarter towards Boston. Among the few who came 
from neighboring towns to join tliis patriotic band, were the brothers 
David and John Elliot, from Mason. The company was soon 
formed (65 in number), marched to Cambridge, and was attached 
to Col. Reid's regiment, and there assigned the post of honor, the 
right wing. At the battle of Bunker Hill, they were early on 
the ground and in the hottest of the fight, though each man had but 
a gill of powder and fifteen balls dealt out to him in the moi-ning. 
David Elliot, like most of his company, had only his fowling-piece 
for arms, which, after a few rapid discharges, became hot and 
dangerous. Just then he discovered a good musket on the ground, 
the owner having been killed or carried away. He seized the 
prize, expended the remainder of his ammunition with it, brought 
it off the field, and kept it to the day of his death. Capt. Towne's 
company remained in service till the evacuation of Boston by the 
British, in the spring following, and was then discharged. Among 
the strong-headed men of Dublin in the olden time, Mr, Elliot 
held a very respectable rank, and exercised an increasing influence. 
He was much consulted in private matters, employed in the public 
affairs of the town, and held a commission in the militia. He was 
a member of the Baptist church. 

Joiix Elliot, brother of David E., with his w. Rachel, came to 
Dublin, May, 1779, and lived on lot 5, x-ange 1. Ch. : 

I. Meriam, b. Dec. 16, 1771. 11. Andrew, b. June 27, 1776. 
III. Sarah, b. Aug. 22, 1779. 

Amos EiiERY, and Lucretia his w., came from Temple, March 3, 
1778 ; settled first on lot 8, range 8, then on lot 16, range 3. He 
was b. in Townsend, Mass. Two of his brothers, twins, settled in 
Jaffrey. He was a man of more than common intellectual power ; 
a great reader of tlie books to which he had access ; and, till his 
health failed, in 1817, exerting much influence in the affairs of the 
town. His w. d. May 15, 1821, x. 68. He d. Nov. 2, 1827, se. 
83. Ch. : 

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330 REGISTER OF FAMILIE.-!. 

I. Amos, m., Sept., 1799, Hannah Elliot, dr. of David E. II. 
Lucy, b. Oct. 30, 1778. III. Esther, b. Dec. 30, 1780; m. John 
Perry, q.v. IV. Cyrus, urn. V. Jonathan, m., Dec. 30, 1819, 
Lucy Hoar, who d. May 18, 182G. VL Levi, m., April 19, 1831, 
Elvira Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M., jun. 

Ebenezer Emes, and Elizabeth his w., came to Dublin, July 18, 
1779, and lived on lot 9, range 2. Samuel Emes, who lived on 
this lot before Ebenezer came, may have been the father both of 
Ebenezer and Alexander Emes. We have heard that Samuel 
Emes used to come to Dublin on foot, and spend a part of the 
season on his farm ; returning in the autumn with a heavy load 
on his back. It is said that, in order to relieve himself, when he 
became tired from the weight of his burden behind, he was wont 
to take up quite a large stone in both hands ; and that, carrying 
this stone awhile, he felt himself rested when he dropped it. 
Ebenezer Emes's name appears in the tax-list, for the last time, 
in 1798. Ch. : 

L Eunice, b. July 9, 1780. IL Polly, b. Aug. 1, 1782. IH. 
Patty, b. June 30, 1784. IV. Nelly, b. Aug. 15, 1786. V. Nancy, 
b. Oct. 3, 1788. VI. Julia, b. Oct. 1, 1790. VII. Ebenezer, b. 
Oct. 29, 1792. VIII. Nathan, b. April 30, 1797. 

Alexander Emes, from Needham, Mass.; b. April 11, 1761 ; 
d. Jan. 16, 1845 ; settled first on lot 9, range 2, Sept. 1, 1788 ; m., 
first, Sept. 1, 1788, Sarah Bates, of JaflTrey, b. June 2, 1768, and 
d. Jan. 10, 1790. They had one ch. : 

I. Sally, b. Nov. 18, 1789 ; m. Farnum Fisk, and r. in Potsdam, 
N. Y. She d. Sept. 12, 1838. 

Second w. of A. E., m., Feb. 2, 1792, was Beriah Marshall, b. 
June 7, 1773, dr. of Aaron Marshall. Mr. E. then re. to lots 8, in 
ranges 9 and 10. Ch. : 

IL Cynthia, b. Dec. 24, 1792 ; d. April 5, 1815. IIL Alex- 
ander, b. May 5, 1795 ; d. Sept. 1, 1798. IV. Beriah, b. March 
19, 1797 ; d. Sept. 6, 1798. V. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1799 ; d. Feb. 9, 
1799. VL Elizabeth, b. Feb. 29, 1800; d. Feb. 29, 1800. VIL 
Alexander, b. July 16, 1804; d. Oct. 23, 1822. VIIL Esther, b. 
Sept. 2, 1806; d. Aug. 22, 1826. 

IX. Maria, b. Sept. 29, 1808 ; m.. May 28, 1840, Elias Joslin, of 
Stoddard, N. H. ; r. in Keene. Ch, : 1. Emeline Emes, b. Nov. 
28, 1842. 

X. Emeline, b. Dec. 22, 1810; m.. May 28, 1840, Charles E. 
Townsend; r. on the Emes Farm. Ch. : 1. Cynthia, b. Sept. 24, 
1844. — 2. Esther, b. March 27, 1849 ; d. April 2, 1849. 

James Emes, with Ruth his w., came from Needham, Mass. ; 
where their first three ch. were b. They lived on the east part of 
lot 8, range 4. The name of J. E. appears in the tax-list, for the 
last time, in 1805. He was town-clerk, 1793. Ch. : 



EVLETH. FAIRBANKS. 331 

I. John, b. March 26, 1785. 11. Persis, b.May 29, 178G. III. 
James, b. Feb. 9, 1789. IV. Ruth, b. March 4, 1793. V. Samuel, 
b. April 23, 1795. VI. Maria, b. July 3, 1799. VII. Alexander, 
b. March 16, 1802. 

JoAB EvLETH, b. Princeton, Mass., Jan. 13, 1764; being the 
fourth generation of his ancestor, who came from England. He 
ra., 1794, Lydia Gowing, of Jaffrey ; b. Aug. 13, 1760; settled on 
lots 12 and 13, range 1. She d. Sept. 30, 1830. He d. Aug. 29, 
1847. Ch. : 

I. Joseph, b. Nov. 5, 1795 ; r. on the homestead; m., 1823, Seba 
Barnes, b. July 6, 1798, dr. of Luther B. Ch.: 1. Joseph 
Granville, b. Feb. 13, 1824 ; m., Oct. 15, 1850, Ellen A. Gowing, 
dr. of Almerin G. ; r. Philadelphia. — 2. Everett Mansfield, b. 
Dec. 29, 1825 ; m., Nov. 6, 1851, E..Jane Piper, dr. of Cyrus Piper; 
r. Marlborough, N. H. She d. March, 1854. — 3. Alvinzi Lau- 
RiSTON, b. Nov. 8, 1827 ; d. Jan. 12, 1830. — 4. Clayton Marett, 
b. Nov. 9, 1829. — 5. Lydia Valeria, b. April 3, 1832; m., 1853, 

Cutter, of Jaffrey. — 6. Seba Ladoria, b. Jan. 4, 1834. — 

7. Lucy Eaiigene, b. May 21, 1835. — 8. Sarah Ravania, b. 
July 31, 1837. — 9. Carlero Barnes, b. March 17, 1841. 
II. William, b. June 10, 1797; m. Sarah Lawrence. 

in. Gilman, b. July 1, 1799 ; m. Laura Pratt. He d. Jan., 1841. 

IV. Lydia, b. May 28, 1802; m., April 17, 1832, Abram Stan- 
ley, of JaflFrey ; r. Chester, Vt. 

V. Augusta, b. April 21, 1806; m.. May 18, 1830, Capt. Isaac 
White, of Nelson, where they r. 

Asa Fairbanks, from Sherborn, b. March 4, 1762 ; d. July 26, 
1819 ; settled in Dublin, 1784, on lot 3, range 2, purchased by his 
father. Deacon Ebenezer Fail-banks; m., April 28, 1784, Hepzibah 
Adams, b. in Sherborn, Dec. 8, 1761, dr. of Capt. Moses Adams. Ch. : 

I. Hepzibah, b. March 31, 1785; d. Oct. 13, 1843; m. Joseph 
Gowing, q. v. 

n. Asa, b. March 17, 1787 ; m., first, Polly Whitcomb ; had six 
ch., of whom three are still living. She d. Sept. 24, 1838, ae. 53. 
Second w., Sarah Heniston ; one ch. 

III. Moses, b. Feb. 3, 1789 ; m. Jane Harper. Ch.: 1. Hepzi- 
bah J., b. May 31, 1816; m., April 16, 1837, William S. Chad- 
wick ; had two ch., and he d. Sept. 8, 1839. Second h., m., Oct., 
1846, Luke Sweetser ; had one ch., and he d. July, 1850. — 2. 
Moses A., b. Sept. 29, 1822 ; m., Aug. 9, 1844, Abigail Hadley, b. 
Sept. 7, 1822: ch. (1) Mary S., b. Feb. 13, 1845; (2) Albert H., 
b. Nov. 17, 1847 ; (3) Ellen L., b. Sept. 3, 1849 ; (4) Abby E., b. 
May 23, 1851; (5) Ella J., b. May 23, 1851. — 3. Loretta, b. 
June 2, 1823 ; m., Aug. 15, 1844, Solomon Garfield, and have one 
ch. — 4. Asa, b. May 25, 1828 ; m., Dec. 21, 1852, Sarah A. Ware, 
b. Oct. 15, 1834. 

IV. Ebenezer, b. May 28, 1794 ; m., first, Betsey Wilder, b. 



332 REGISTER OF FAMILIES, 

Nov. 6, 1794, in Peterborough, and d. Sept. 23, 1828 ; re. to Mount 
Tabor, Vt., where they lived five years, and returned to Peter- 
borough, 1822. Ch. : 1. Amaziah, b. Sept. 7, 1814, at Dublin, m., 
first, Lucinda Pierce, who d. Aug. 17, 1841, si. 21 ; and m., 
second, Mary-Ann Holt. — 2. Betsey, b. March 6, 1817, at Mount 
Tabor ; m. Wm. M. Grimes. — 3. Nancy H., b. at Mount Tabor, 
June 15, 1820 ; d. at Peterborough, Jan. 30, 1827. — 4. James W., 
b, at Peterborough, Dec. 14, 1822; m. Lydia Searle. — 5. Loren- 
zo, b. April 21, 1825 ; d. Feb. 22, 1827. — 6. Nancy A., b. May 
29, 1828; m. Daniel Carter. — Second w. of Ebenezer Fairbanks 
was Eleanor C. Farnsworth, dr. of Timothy F., of Dublin. Ch. by 
second w. : 7. Eleanor H., b. Jan. 29, 1830 ; m. Levi Fairbanks. 
— 8. Lorenzo A., b. Nov. 9, 1831 ; d. Aug. 8, 1833. — 9. Elvira 
F., b. Oct. 28, 1833. — 10. George W., b. Oct. 14, 1835.— 11. 
Merrick G., b. Jan. 9, 1838. — 12. Amna, b. Nov. 23, 1839.— 
13. Josephine C, b. June 13, 1845. 

Asa Fairbanks, sen., enlisted in the service of his country at the 
age of fourteen ; and perfoi'raed guard-duty around military stores 
in Sherborn, one summer season. At the age of sixteen, he 
enlisted again, and joined the army at Rhode Island. Pie was 
there employed, a portion of the time, as a ferryman from Tiverton 
to Greenwich ; transporting soldiers, horses, provisions, ammunition, 
&c. On one occasion, when returning with an empty boat, a stur- 
geon of large size, being at play, jumped out of the water into the 
boat, broke down the middle seat, and proved a troublesome pas- 
senger. He sold it, on reaching the shore, for a gallon of rum. 
At another time, he was ordered to take a load of soldiers across 
the river by night, in company with six other boats. During the 
passage, a severe tempest arose. It was stormy and dark. They 
lost their pilot and lights ; and in this condition they were tossed 
about by the waves, not knowing where they were, or whither 
they were going. In the course of the night, they were drifted on 
an island, and found another boat-load in the same condition. Only 
one boat of the seven found its way, that night, across the river. 
When morning came, they found they were near the enemy. As 
boats crossed and recrossed the river, they made signals of distress ; 
but they were not relieved till they had passed two days and two 
nights without food or the means of making a fire to dry them- 
selves. They were supposed by their officers to be lost. 

At another time, when sleeping on the ground, a cry was heard, 
" A cannon-ball is rolling towards us ! " He instantly sprang 
up on his hands and knees ; the ball struck his cartridge-box, on 
which his head, a few seconds before, was resting, and dashed it to 
pieces ; it then struck a stone-wall, opened a gap, and, rolling a few 
rods farther, stopped. 

In the year 1780, he enlisted again for six months, and served a 
portion of the time at West Point. He was there when Arnold 
attempted to give it into the hands of the British. 



FARNSWORTH. FARNFM. 333 

Timothy Farnsworth (son of Aaron F.), b. at Groton, Mas?., 
Oct. 6, 1769 ; m., first, Elizabeth Robbe, dr. of the celebrated l)r. 
Wm. Robbe,* of Peterborough. She was b. March 1, 1772; d. 
Oct. 27, 1812. They lived a few years in Peterborough; moved 
to Dublin in the spring of 1800, and settled on lot 5, range 1. Ch. : 
I. Abigail, b. March 29, 1793; m. Richard P. Shattuck. 
II. Eliza, b. Aug. 17, 1797; m. Alvarus Lawrence, q.v. 

III. Jane, b. March 10, 1800 ; m. James Nay, of Peterborough. 

IV. Eleanor, b. Jan. 28, 1802; m. Ebenezer Fairbanks, q.v. 
V. Sally, b. Aug. 13, 1834. 

VI. William, b. Jan. 15, 1807; m., Nov. 26, 1829, Elvira Piper ; 
d. Nov. 14, 1851. Ch.: 1. Elvira Maria, b. March 13, 1831.— 
2. Emily Jane, b. Jan. 25, 1834. — 3. William Granville, b. 
Feb. 3, 1836. — 4. Julia, b. Sept. 14, 1838. — 5. John Merrill, 
b. Sept. 12, 1841. — 6. James Maro, b. Aug. 17, 1845 ; d. Sept. 
22, 1849. — 7. Walter Greenwood, b. Fe'b. 18, 1848; d. Sept. 
29, 1849. 

VII. Francis F., b. Dec. 24, 1809. 

VIII. Timothy, b. Sept. 17, 1812; m. Sarah Dennis. 

Second w. of Timothy F., sen., was the widow of George Nay, of 
Peterborough, b. 1776, dr. of Daniel Clary, of New Ipswich. She 
d. July 6, 1849. Ch. : 

IX. Asa P., b. Jan. 14, 1815; m. Susan Mann. 

Joshua Farnum, from Dracut, Mass. ; b. April 20, 1760 ; settled 
in Dublin, March, 1782, on lots 17 and 18, range 7. His house 
was on lot 17. He m., first, Dec. 19, 1782, Polly Brrden (Mary 
Boidwell in the town-record). She was b. in Monson, INIass., Nov. 
21, 1761, and d. Sept. 18, 1806. He d. July 1, 1837. Cli. : 

I. Sally, b. Sept. 4, 1783 ; m., Oct. 19, 1813, Abel Adams ; r. in 
Stoddard. 

II. Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1784; m., Nov. 23, 1809, Samuel Jones, 
jun., q.v. 

III. Betsey, b. June 29, 1786; m. Ebenezer Atwood, and r. in 
Roxbury, N. H. 

IV. Clarissa, b. July 15, 1790; d. July 7, 1831. 

V. Enos, b. Aug. 27, 1793; m., May 23, 1853, Eliza Houghton, 
b. Jan. 8, 1809, in Worcester, Mass. 

* Rev. E. Dunbar, in his "Description of Peterborough," published in the N.H. 
Historical Collections, Aug., 1822, says: " Lieut. Wm. Robbe, seventh son of Wm. 
R. and Agnes Patterson, was fully believed by his mother to be endued v^ith the 
power of curing the king's-evil (scrofula). In her youth, she had supposed herself 
cured of this disease by a man, reputed to be the seventh so7i, who traversed Ireland, 
it was said, at his majesty's expense, and performed, it was believed, the most marvel- 
lous cures, by gently rubbing the diseased person in the throat with his naked hand, 
and, instead of taking a reward, bestowing a piece of silver. Mrs. Robbe charged 
her son to attend gratuitously to all who should apply for relief, and to give each a 
piece of silver; and he never refused his assistance to any who applied. Applications 
were numerous, and frequent; and, after he was unable to lift his hands, they were 
guided by others to impart the healing influence. It would require a volume," 
according to Mr. Dunbar, " to record the extraordinary cures which have been 
ascribed to his instrumentality." 



334 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

VL Joshua, b. Feb. 18, 1795 ; d. Stoddard, March 20, 1825 ; m., 
July 20, 1820, Rhoda Manning. Ch. : 1. Heman. — 2. Frank- 
lin. — 3. Rhoda. — 4. Adaliza. 

VII. Emily (Millicent), b. Feb. 8, 1797; m., Oct. 18, 1835, 
Enoch S. Howe ; r. Aurelius, Mich. 

VIII. Hannah, b. Nov. 22, 1798 ; m., March 16, 1837, Cornelius 
Towne, jun., q. v. 

IX. Roland, b. Sept. 7, 1800; m., Nov. 13, 1828, Mary W. 
Brooks, dr. of Jonas B. Ch.: 1. Martha S., b. Aug. 29, 1829 ; 
m., May 1, 1853, Peter C. Grant; r. in Jefferson, 111. — 2. John 
M., b. March 21, 1822. — 3. Clara F., b. June 29, 1834.-4. 
Sarah J., b. Feb. 13, 1836; d. April 9, 1837.-5. Henry A., b. 
Nov. 29, 1843. 

X. Roxana, b. May 9, 1806; m., Nov. 24, 1831, Charles Fogg; 
r. in Hancock. 

Joshua F., sen., m., Jan. 27, 1807, Mrs. Abigail Kendall, widow 
of Joel K. She d. Oct. 13, 1828. Ch. : 

XI. Louisa, b. Nov. 26, 1810; ra., July 26, 1834, Charles Mason, 
son of Samuel M., sen., and r. in Barry, III., q. v. 

XII. Lyman K., b. June '2i), 1814; m. Eveline R. Cutter; r. in 
Jaffrey. Ch. : 1. Charles L., and others, n. u. 

John Farnum (brother of Joshua F.), with his wife Iluldah, 
lived on lot 20, range 9. Ch. : 

I. Archelaus Kenny, b. Nov. 24, 1779. 

Deering Farrar, m. Polly . He was a blacksmith ; 

worked in the Jason Harris Shop, and in the shop in lot 7, range 
6. Ch. : 

I. Deering, b. Sept. 4, 1808. IL Franklin, b. Feb. 16, 1811. 
IIL Caroline, b. April 12, 1813. 

Phinehas Farrar, b. Nov. 12, 1772; m.. May, 1794, Abigail 
Stone, b. Sept. 18, 1773, dr. of Ehphalet S. ; d. Jan. 24, 1840. Ch. : 

I. Cynthia, b. April 20, 1795 ; um ; a teacher at Ahmednuggar, 
a missionary station in Hindoostan ; sailed from Boston, June 6, 
1827. 

IL Charles, b. Nov. 16, 1796; m., March 12, 1822, Dorcas 
Cooledge, of Troy, N. H., dr. of Abram C. ; r. Armada, Mich. 

III. Nancy, b. Oct. 20, 1798 ; m., 1820, Asa Holman, Romeo, 
Mich. 

IV. Philinda, b. Feb. 24, 1801 ; m., March, 1821, George Lane, 
son of John Lane, of Marlborough ; r. Boston. 

V. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 12, 1802; um ; r. Romeo, Mich. 

VI. Edmund W., b. Nov. 16, 1804; m., June 6, 1838, Harriet 
Kerchdale, of Columbia, Tenn. ; r. Nasliville, Tenn. 

VIL Ruth, b. Aug. 8, 1807 ; m., Nov. 16, 1829, Minot T. Lane, 
son of John L. ; r. Detroit, Mich. 



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VIIL Minot, b. Sept. 22, 1810; m.,May 27, 1834, Mabel Barnes, 
of Whitesborough, N. Y. ; r. Marlborough, N. H. 
IX. Caroline, b. March 21, 1813 ; d. Dec. 17, 1834. 
X. Luther, b. Sept. 14, 1817 ; r. Romeo, Mich. 

The above family lived on lot 22, range 1 ; which, by an act of 
the Legislature, was annexed to Marlborough in 1818. The father, 
Phinehas F., r. at Romeo, Mich. 

Samuel Fisher, with his w. Lydia, lived, first, on lot 11, range 
4; next, on lot 6, range 8. He d. 1795 or 6. She d. March, 1849, 
ffi. 96. Ch.: 

L Lydia, b. 1785. IL Dorothy, b. 1787 ; m. David Townsend, 
jun., 2d., q.v. IIL Cynthia F., b. 1789; m. Jonathan Townsend, 
q.v. IV. Samuel, m. ; ch., n.u.; r. Mason, N. H. 

Miss Dolly Fisher, sister of Samuel F., sen., d. Feb., 1837, a3. 86. 

Samuel Fisk, b. Nov. 28, 1768; settled in Dublin, 1791, on lot 
5, range 4, where he d., Oct. 18, 1844. He was a great-grandson 
of Samuel Fisk, who r. in Groton, Mass., as early as 1704. His 
son Thomas, b. Feb. 21, 1712, re. to Pepperell, Mass., where he d. 
April 3, 1754, leaving five children, among whom was Thomas, b. 
March 12, 1745. Thomas m. Surah Shipley, dr. of John S. She 
was of Scotch-Irish descent, b. Dec. 25, 1748, and d. Feb. 18, 1831. 
Mr. Fisk was a Revolutionary soldier. In Jan., 1781, he re. with 
his family from Pepperell to Jaffrey, and settled on the farm ad- 
joining lots 4 and 5, range 1, in Dublin, where he d. March 15, 
1818. His ch. were : Samuel, Asa, Levi, b. Feb. 16, 1775 ; Sarah, 
b. March 22, 1779, d. April 21, 1844; Polly, b. Nov. 3, 1782, d. 
June 14, 1804; Joel, b. Jan. 14, 1787, d. Jan. 19, 1823. — Samuel 
Fisk, whose name is at the head of this notice, m., Jan. 17, 1793, 
Mary Twitchell, dr. of Samuel T., Esq. She was b. Jan. 23, 1771, 
and d. Dec. 19, 1834. Ch. : 

L Asa, b. May 8, 1794; d. Aug. 24, 1796. 

II. Mary, b. Oct. 19, 1795 ; m.. May 7, 1828, William Cogswell, 
of Peterborough, where she now r. Ch. : 1. Willl4.m F., d. 
drowned, June 27, 1847. — 2. Francis D. — 3. Lucas. — 4. 
James B. 

IIL Samuel, b. April 1, 1797 ; m., March 29, 1825, Betsey 
Gleason, dr. of Phinehas G. ; settled first on lot 1, range 4, in 
Dublin; re. to Peterborough, 1839. Ch. : 1. Elizabeth S., b. 
May 18, 1826.— 2. Maria L., b. July 11, 1828.— 3. Amos T., 
b. Aug. 27, 1831. 

IV. Asa, b. Feb. 16, 1799; m., April 12, 1835, Priscilla Ran- 
stead; r. on the homestead. Ch. : 1. Charles R., b. April 25, 
1843. 

V. Alice Wilson, b. Sept. 16, 1800; m., Feb. 28, 1826, Elias 
Hardy, q. v. 



336 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

VL Betsey, b. Sept. 21, 1802; m., June 9, 1829, Ephraim 
Foster, q. v. 

VII. Louisa, b. Oct. 17, 1804; um. 

VIII. Julia T., b. July 22, 1808 ; m., April 16, 1835, Edward 
Foster; re. to Lexington, Mass.; d. in Dublin, July 25, 1842. 
Ch. : 1. Mary T. — 2. George. — 3. Derot. — 4. Julia C. 

IX. Amos T., b. Jan. 23, 1811 ; d. May 29, 1814. 

Asa Fisk, b. July 1, 1771 ; great-grandson of Samuel F., of 
Groton, settled in Dublin, 1801, on the south part of lot 7, range 4, 
purchased of Rev. E. Sprague, where he r. till he d., Aug. 8, 1848. 
He was by trade a mason ; and, for neatness and thoroughness in 
his work, it is believed he was excelled by few. He was for many 
years in commission as J. P. ; but never officiated in that capacity. 
He m., Aug. 4, 1800, Cynthia Mann, dr. of Nathan M., and grand- 
daughter of Rev. Elislia Mann, a former minister of Wrentham, 
Mass. She was b. in Marlborough, Mass., Oct. 5, 1778, but r. in 
Jaffrey some years previous to her marriage. Ch. : 

L Thomas, b. Dec. 29, 1802 ; m., April 19, 1832, Sophia Apple- 
ton, youngest dr. of Deacon Francis A. She Avas b. Nov. 15, 1806. 
They settled, April 21, 1832, on a farm, lots 15 and 16, range 7, 
purchased of Joseph Whittemore ; r. there till 1852, when new 
buildings were erected on lots 15, ranges 6 and 7, to which they re. 
in Dec. of that year. Ch. : 1. Jesse A., b. June 7, 1836. — 2. 
Arabella S., b. May 29, 1844. 

IL Cynthia M., b. Sept. 2, 1804; m., Oct. 11, 1838, Calvin 
Learned, q. v. 

III. Asa H., b. March 23, 1812; m., May 24, 1838, Caroline 
Ranstead, and r. on the homestead. Ch. : 1. Caroline P., b. Dec. 
7, 1841. — 2. John H., b. Jan. 15, 1844. IV. Sally, b. Sept. 30, 
1815 ; d. May 18, 1840. V. Amos,b. July 17, 1817 ; d. Aug. 15, 1819. 

Asa Fiske, b. Oct. 7, 1764, in Holden, Mass.; d. July 2, 1829 ; 
settled in Dublin, 1801, on lot 3, range 9. He m., first, Oct. 4, 
1787, Dolly Warren, b. 1764, d. Aug. 6, 1818. Ch. : 

I. Lucy, b. Aug. 3, 1788; m., Dec. 5, 1809, Samuel Mathews, of 
Hancock ; ch., n. u. He d., and her second husband was Benjamin 
Dearborn. 

II. and III. Twins, b. 1790; one d. in infancy, and the other, 
named Parker, d. Aug. 30, 1793. 

IV. A son, who d. in infancy. 

V. Parker, b. Feb. 14, 1793 ; ra., Feb. 29, 1820, Mary B. Priest, 
of Hancock. Ch.: 1. Eunice P., b. Feb. 18, 1822. — 2. Levi W., 
b. April 29, 1825. — 3. Mary E., b. April 25, 1830. — 4. Asa P., 
b. Dec. 23, 1832 ; d. Feb. 28, 1833. 

VL Mary, b. March 29, 1796 ; m., March 13, 1817, Levi Priest, 
of Hancock. 

VII. Daniel, b. June 18, 1798; m., March 16, 1820, Esther 
Eaton, dr. of Moses E., sen. Ch. : 1. Laura A., b, Sept. 4, 1821 ; 



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m.. April 26, 1847, Mark True, of Francestown, graduated at 
Dartmouth College ; Prof, of Latin and Greek Languages at New 
Hampton Academy and Theological Seminary, 1846 and 7 ; Prin- 
cipal of Hancock Literary and Scientific Institution, 1848 and 9 ; 
r., 1854, at AVinchester, Mass. Mrs. L. A. True d. May 8, 1852 : 
eh. (1) Abbot Fisk, b. April 4, 1852. — 2. Loise D., b. Aug. 25, 
1823. — 3. Warren L., b. March 12, 1826. — 4. Sarah Maria, 
b. April 13, 1828. — 5. George D., b. Sept. 27, 1830. — 6. 
Charles W., b. June 14, 1833. — 7. Fraxcis W., b. Dec. 1, 1835. 
— 8. Josephine, b. July 9, 1838. — 9. Henry A., b. June 1, 1841 ; 
d. March 19, 1842.-10. Isabel, b. Dec. 2, 1843 ; d. Oct. 5, 1846. 

Second w. of A. F., m., March 11, 1819, was Mrs. Esther Perry, 
widow of Moses Perry. Ch. : 

VIIL Dorothy S., b. Nov. 21, 1819 ; m., March 28, 1843, Isaac 
F. Preston, of New Ipswich. Ch., n. u. ; r. Peterborough. 

Joshua Flint, from Reading, Mass. ; b. April 6, 1782 ; settled in 
Dublin, May 7, 1808, on lot 8, range 8 ; m., May 6, 1808, Susanna 
Babcock, b. Jan. 23, 1785, youngest dr. of Nathan B., of Fitchburg, 
Mass.; re. to Ashby, Mass., Dec. 25, 1812, and back to Dublin, 
May 1, 1818 ; settled on lot 4, range 10, and re. to Roxbury, N. H., 
Oct. 5, 1838, where he now resides. Ch. : 

L Susan, b. March 18, 1809 ; d. April 3, 1839 ; m., June 2, 1831, 
Reo Adams, son of James A. Ch. : 1. Ellen Maria, b. Jan. 27, 
1832. — 2. George Clinton, b. April 18, 1833, — 3. Josephine 
Amanda, b. Nov. 16, 1834. — 4. Mart Warren, b. Dec. 17, 
1836. — 5. MiRON, b. March 19, 1839; d. July 12, 1839. 
IL Ivers, b. Oct. 12, 1810; d. Nov. 19, 1810. 

in. Maria, b. Sept. 26, 1813; d. Oct. 6, 1813. 

IV. Ivers, b. Aug. 27, 1814; m., Dec. 19, 1840, Harriet Town- 
send, b. Feb. 26, 1817, dr. of David T., jun., 2d; r. Roxbury, N.H. 
Ch. : 1. Josephine Amanda, b. Oct. 19, 1841. — 2. Lavater 
MuNROE, b. May 4, 1846. 

V. Elmira Jane, b. Feb. 16, 1820; m., Aug. 30, 1842, Jairus 
Collins, of Marlborough, N. H., b. April 13, 1816. 

VI. Hephzibah Damon, b. Jan. 27, 1822; m., July 22, 1841, 
Reo Adams ; r. in Keene, Ohio. Ch. : 1. Elbridge Gerrt, b. 
April 18, 1842. — 2. Charles Flint, b. Jan. 5, 1850.-3. John, 
b. April 23, 1852. 

VIL Sarah Childs, b. Sept. 30, 1825 ; m., June 15, 1852, Henry 
Gould, b. Feb. 25, 1827, son of John G., of New Ipswich ; r. in 
Dublin. 

Ephraim Foster, son of John F., of Winchester, N.H. ; b. Aug. 
21, 1790; settled in Dublin, July 30, 1814, on the farm purchased 
of Nathan Bixby by Jonathan Mason of Boston, lots 11 and 12, 
range 3. He m., Dec. 1, 1816, Julia Rider, dr. of Moses R. She 
was b. Dec. 31, 1796 ; d. Dec. 14, 1827. Ch. : 
L John, b. May 28, 1819 ; d. June 23, 1820. 
43 



338 KEGISTEK OF FAMILIES. 

II. James, b. May 27, 1821 ; m., Dec, 1846, Elizabeth R. K. 
Titcomb, of Newburyport; r. in Boston. He d. Nov. 13, 1854. 

III. George, b. May 23, 1824; r. in California. 

IV. Julia, b. Sept. 5, 1826 ; m., May 24, 1846, Charles W. 
Gowing, son of Joseph G. 

Mr. Foster re. to Walpole,N.H., Nov., 1822; returned to Dublin, 
March 16, 1827; purchased Jonathan Mason's farm, which he for- 
merly occupied; m., June 9, 1829, Betsey Fisk, b. Sept. 21, 1802, 
dr. of Samuel F. Ch. : 

V. Henry, b. April 28, 1830. VI. John, b. Nov. 9, 1832. 
VII. Frederick, b. Nov. 2, 1834; d. Sept. 14, 1836. 
VIII. Andrew Butler, b. Feb. 26, 1837. 

IX. Frederick, b. Jan. 6, 1839. 

He rented his farm in 1832, and re. to Walpole ; returning to 
Dublin, 1842. 

John French, b. May 27, 1727, at Woburn, Mass. Mary 

Whitcomb, his w., b. June 19, 1731, at Bolton, Mass. He settled 

first in Hollis, N. H., where all his ch. were born ; re. to Nelson, 

and remained many years ; then to Dublin, March 28, 1783. Ch. : 

I. Mary, b. July 12, 1750; m. Thomas White. 

n. Hephzibah, b. Jan. 31, 1752; m. Edmund Taylor; d. at 
Cavendish, Vt. 

III. William, b. May 19, 1754; killed at the battle of Bunker 
Hill. 

IV. John, b. April 8, 1757; m. Susannah White; r. in Dublin 
a long time ; had a large family ; d. at Northfield, Mass. 

V. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 22, 1759 ; m. Eli Greenwood, q. v. 
VI. Jonathan, b. Jan. 9, 1762; m. Eunice Carlton, of Rindge; 
d. at Dublin. 

VII. Abigail, b. March 20, 1764; m. Hadlock, of Wethers- 
field, Vt. 

VIII. Whitcomb, b. Oct. 26, 1767; m., Oct. 9, 1793, Sally 
Patrick, of Fitzwilliam. Ch. : 1. Whitcomb (Col.), b. July 19, 
1794; m. Mary Kendall, dr. of Joel K. ; r. in Peterborough: ch. 
(1) Granville; (2) Henry, and others. — 2. Daniel, b. Sept. 11, 
1796; m. Asenath English; d. May 12, 1838, at Albany, N. Y.— 
3. Jerusha, b. Dec. 17, 1798; m. Abraham Shattuck, q. v. — 4. 
Sumner, b. Dec. 23, 1800 ; m., first, Mandana Murray, Hinesbui-g, 
Vt. ; r. in Illinois ; has buried two wives, and is now living with the 
third. — 5. Stillman, b. Nov. 5, 1803 ; m. Lucy Winch, of Sulli- 
van ; ch., n. u. — 6. Betset, b. Aug. 3, 1806 ; um. — 7. Malancy, 
um. ; b. Feb. 11, 1810 ; r. in Peterborough. — 8. Abigail, b. Sept. 
18, 1812; d. Oct. 12, 1812. — 9. Leander, b. Sept. 3, 1816; m. 
Lois Farwell, of Nelson ; d. Aug. 27, 1840, at Swanzey, N. H. 

IX. Rebecca, m. Enoch Foster ; d. at Roxbury, N. H. 

X. Ebenezer, m. Polly Fisher, of Dublin ; d. at Norwich, Vt. 
XI. Joseph, d. at Hollis, ae. 6 months. 



Luke French, from JafFrey; b. July 25, 1807; m., first, Jan. 
26, 1832, Nancy W. Blanchard, dr. of Simeon B., b. 1809, and d. 
June 20, 1838 ; re. to Dublin, March 11, 1853 ; settled on lot 8, 
range 2, and lots 7 and 8, range 3. Ch. : 

I. Susan E., b. Jan. 28, 1833. II. Richard, b. May 19, 1834. 
III. Sarah M., b. Feb. 28, 183G; d. Jan. 12, 1842. IV. Preston 
L., b. April 26, 1838. 

Second w., m., Sept. 4, 1839, Lucy Spaulding, dr. of Deacon Abel 

5. Ch. : 

V. Sylvanus, b. May 11, 1840. VL Ermina S., b. Feb. 20, 
1842. VIL Evander, b. April 7, 1843. VIIL Hannah C, b. Sept. 
14, 1844; d. March 16, 1845. IX. Abel, b. Feb. 10, 1846. X. 
Orford, b. Jan. 15, 1848. XL A son, b. Aug. 12, 1849 ; d. Aug. 
12, 1849. XIL Merrill, b. Oct. 5, 1850. XIII. Emmons, b. April 
23, 1853. 

Benjamin Frost, from Jaffrey to Dublin, 1806 ; b. Dec. 1, 1778 ; 
d. March 9, 1825 ; purchased part of lot 5, range 1, and built a 
house; m., Dec. 18, 1806, Annis Pierce, of Jaffrey, b. April 12, 
1783, dr. of Samuel Pierce. She d. Oct. 28, 1834. Ch. : 

L Cyrus, b. May 12, 1807; m., first, Nov., 1829, Cynthia Nay, 
of Sharon, N. H. She d. Jan. 20, 1837. Ch. : 1. Ltdia Ann, b. 
July 30, 1831. Second w. of C. F. was Betsy McCoy, of Sharon, 
m., Nov. 9, 1837. Ch.: 2. Charles Albert, b. Sept. 9, 1838. 
— 3. Sarah Eliza, b. Dec. 15, 1839. — 4. Cynthia A., b. Aug. 

6, 1843. — He lived on the homestead till March 13, 1852, when 
he re. to Peterborough. 

IL Annis, b. Dec. 30, 1808 ; m., Dec. 10, 1834, Edward M. Law- 
rence, of Pepperell, Mass. He d. in Peterborough, Dec. 12, 1853. 
Ch.: 1. Eliza Ann, b. in Groton, Oct. 4, 1836; m. Abbot B. 
Burpee. — 2. Nancy L., b. in Dublin, April 6, 1841. — 3. Samuel 
H., b. in Jaff"rey, May 13, 1844. — 4. Lydia M., b. in Dublin, May 
5, 1847 ; d. July 9, 1850. — 5. Lydia M., b. in Jaff'rey, March 12, 
1851 ; d. April 6, 1851. 

in. Eliza, b. Oct. 17, 1811 ; d. April 14, 1835. 

IV. Benjamin, b. June 25, 1813 ; m., Nov. 22, 1836, Lydia M. 
White, of Deerfield, N. H. ; r. in Nashua, N. H. 

V. Joseph P., b. June 19, 1815 ; m., Jan. 4, 1844, S. Eliza Cut- 
ter, dr. of Abel C, of Jaffrey. Ch. : 1. Edith Eliza, b. Oct. 17, 
1844. — 2. Joseph Albert, b. June 12, 1846; re. from Dublin 
to Jaffrey, April 20, 1849. 

VI. Albert, b. March 20, 1817; m., Feb. 21, 1843, Mary Bou- 
tell, of Antrim ; re. to Salem, Mass., 1845 ; thence to Boston, and 
in 1848 to Peterborough. Ch. : 1. George Albert, b. March 
23, 1844. — 2. Mary Ellen, b. April 30, 1847.-3. Eugene 
Leslie, b. Aug. 30, 1849; d. Aug. 21, 1852. — 4. Emma Jane, 
b. July 17, 1851 ; d. Aug. 10, 1852. 

VIL Silas P., b. Feb. 9, 1820; m., Feb. 9, 1849, Betsey E. 



3-10 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Mason, dr. of Cyrus M. Ch. : 1. Walter Clarence, b. March 
11, 1851. — 2. Alfred Clinton, b. March 31, 1852. 

Vin. Caleb Whitney, b. Feb. 9, 1822 ; m., in Boston, Nov. 29, 
1849, Mrs. Rhoda D. Burgin, formerly of Lancaster, N. H. ; r. in 
Boston. 

Ctrus Frost (Col.), from Marlborough, N. H. ; m., Nov. 1, 
1821, Caroline Richardson, dr. of Ebenezer R. ; settled on the 
homestead of E. R. ; Rep. Ch. : 

I. Almira, b. July 20, 1823 ; d. Dec. 21, 1823. II. Sarah Jane, 
b. April 20, 1825 ; d. Feb. 5, 182G. III. Ebenezer R., b. May 26, 
1828; r. in Boston. IV. Laura Sophia, b. May 16, 1830. V. 
Edward Jonathan, b. June 17, 1833. VL Sarah Elizabeth, b. June 
23, 1836. VIL Harriet Coolidge, b. Dec. 31, 1838. VIII. 
Amanda Caroline, b. April 14, 1842. 

Oldham Gates, with his w. Deborah, came to Dublin, June, 
1784, and lived on lot 20, range 9. Ch. : 

I. Nelly, b. Aug. 30, 1785. IL Amos, b. Aug. 29, 1787. III. 
Ruth, b. Nov. 2, 1789. IV. Oldham, b. March 12, 1792. V. 
Anna, b. June 15, 1794. VL Nathan, b. May 2, 1796. 

Stephen Gibson, with his w. Eliza, lived on lot 1, range 4. 
Ch. : L Eber, b. Nov. 14, 1810. IL Sally, b. June 13, 1812. 

Richard Gilchrest, b. Feb. 22, 1753, in Lunenburg, Mass. 
His father, William G., was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1711; 
went to Ireland, lived in the family of Robert Smith, and with 
him emigrated to the United States in 1736. The w. of William 
G. was Elizabeth White, b. in the County of Londonderry, Ireland, 
and came to this country when she was four years old. They 
had seven sons and four daughters. Richard was the third son ; 
and, from 14 till 18 years of age, lived with William Smith. He 
then lived two years with a Mr. Bellows, whose house, during 
that time, was broken open, and robbed of some property. The 
robber, whose name was Linsey or Lindsey, concealed himself 
in the chamber of a house in Fitchburg ; and, being armed with 
a loaded musket, threatened death to any one who should approach 
him. Gilchrest ascended a ladder, entered the chamber, disarmed 
and secured the robber, who was hung. Gilchrest worked a short 
time in Littleton, driving a team, for which he was celebrated. 
He then went to Swanzey, N. IL, and lived with an uncle. On the 
20th of April, 1775, he was at work with several others, preparing 
timber for a barn. Early in the day, the party heard that the 
British troops had left Boston, and had killed a large number of 
the Provincials. The question was asked, " Will you go ? " and 
every one answered, " Yes." Thirteen persons were soon collected, 
and went to Cambridge. Gilchrest was in the battle of Bunker 
Hill, as described on page 151. He was afterwards out in an 



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excursion on Noddle Island and Hog Island, under Gen. Putnam ; 
in which a number of the British were killed, a schooner burned, 
and a sloop of war sunk. In the winter of 1 875- 6, he returned to 
Dublin, and was m. to Mary 8wan, dr. of John S. She was b. 
Aug. 14, 1758, and d. Jan. 16, 1816, He purchased lot 5, range 3, 
erected buildings on the same, and there spent the remainder of his 
life. He served as constable and collector of taxes for many years ; 
was distinguished as a successful catcher of rogues, and for making 
them confess their crimes. When his neighbors were in trouble, 
he was ever at hand to aflbrd aid. He w^as never weary of watch- 
ing at the couch of the sick. Though he was rough in manner and 
speech, yet he was kind at heart. Ch. by his first wife : 
I. Elizabeth, b. 1777; d. 1777. 
II. Elizabeth, b. Feb. G, 1778; d. Jan. 30, 1843. 

III. Nancy, b. Feb. 27, 1780 ; m. Josiah Wait, q. v. 

IV. Joshua, b. May 1, 1782 ; m. Mary Corey, of Milton, N. Y.; 
d. May 20, 1842. 

V. Sally, b. April 5, 1785 ; m. John Goodell, of Boston ; d. Sept. 
6, 1835. 

VI. Mary,b. April 15, 1787 ; m. John Warren, q. v. 

VII. William, b. June 28, 1789; m. Sally Robbins, of Peter- 
borough. 

VIII. Hannah, b. June 14, 1793 ; m. Ezra Morse, jun. ; re. to 
Rochester, N. Y. 

IX. John, b. Dec. 22, 1795 ; m., March 27, 1818, Margaret 
Stanley, b. July 30, 1795. Ch. : 1. Sarah, b. Dec. 19, 1818; d. 
Aug. 18, 1821. — 2. Margaret, b. Oct. 18, 1820; m. Neverson 
Greenwood, q. v. — 3. Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1822; m. Joshua Lakin. 
— 4. GiLMAN, b. Nov. 28, 1824; m. Jane Phillips. — 5. John T., 
b. Sept. 16, 1827 ; m. Catharine Shelden. — 6. Charles I., b. Feb. 
10, 1830. — 7. Augusta H., b. Feb. 11, 1832 ; m. John Rourk.— 
8. Granville, b. Nov. 7, 1834. — 9. Elizabeth M., b. Aug. 14, 
1837. 

X. Gilman, b. Jan., 1800 ; d. Aug., 1837, in Troy, N. Y. 
Second w. of R. G. Margaret Moore, of Peterboro' ; third w. 

Eleanor Gray, of Peterboro', d. Jan. 10, 1833. He d. June 19, 1833. 

Phinehas Gleason, though not one of the first, was one of the 
early settlers ; and was well acquainted with the hardships and 
privations to whicli the first settlers were exposed. He was the 
first who began a settlement on the north side of Monadnock. He 
was one year in the Revolutionary army ; and, for several years 
before his death, he received a pension. He was from Sudbury, 
now Wayland, Mass.; b. 1757; d. Dec. 10, 1840. He settled, 
1784, on lots 20 and 21, range 2, purchased by himself. His first 
house was on lot 20. He m., March 10, 1789, Hannah Rowell, dr. 
of Ichabod Rowell. She was b. in Kingston, N. H., 1769, and d. 
Oct. 6, 1838. Ch. : 

I. Phinehas, d. in infancy. 



342 RFXilSTER OF FAMILIES. 

II. Rebecca, b. May 5, 1791; m., 1811, Ebenezer Collester, of 
Marlborough; re. to Sullivan, and d. May 24, 1837. 

III. Sally, b. Feb. 28, 1793; m., 1812, Asa Hemingway, of 
Marlborough ; r. in Granville, N. Y. 

IV. Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1795; m., first, 1815, Cephas Brown, of 
Sullivan. He d. Aug., 1824, a3. 33. Ch. : 1. Mary C, b. Feb. 7, 
1816; m. Joseph R. Strong, q.v. — 2. Calista, b. July IG, 1818; 
m., June 8, 1846, Edmund Clark, of Royalton, Ohio. — 3. Cephas, 
b. Sept. 3, 1820. — 4. Lucy S., b. June 23, 1823. — Second h. of 
Widow Mary B. was Nehemiah Upton, q. v. 

V. Phinehas, b. April 12, 1797; m., Nov. 20, 1823, Sarah P. 
Smith, b. Aug. 10, 1802, dr. of Ruggles Smith. Ch. : 1. Eliza, b. 
May 15, 1824; m., Sept. 12, 1844, Cyrus Piper, jun., q.v.; d. Feb. 

4, 1845. — 2. L. Maria, b. April 27, 1826; m., Oct. 19, 1848, 
John W. Corey, q.v. — 3. Charles R., b. Dec. 12, 1828; d. Sept. 

5, 1832.-4. Lucy Ann, b. Jan. 7, 1831; d. Aug. 20, 1832.— 
5. Charles C, b. March 1, 1833. — 6. Jonathan S., b. April 10, 
1835.-7. Clorinda, b. Feb. 26, 1837. — 8. Albert, b. April 
19, 1843; d. Nov. 19, 1843. ./■ 

. VL Betsey, b. June 15, 179/-; m., March 29, 1825, Samuel Fisk, 
jun., q.v. 

VIL Hannah, b. Feb. 13, 1801 ; m., Dec. 27, 1825, Peter 
Morse, q. v. 

VIII. and IX. Two sons, d. in infancy. X. Lucy, b. 1805 ; d. 
1807. 

XL John, b. July 17, 1807; m., Sept. 22, 1835, Harriet Morse, 
b. April 17, 1809, dr. of Thaddeus M., Esq. Ch. : 1. Harriet M., 
b. June 27, 1836.-2. George W., b. Feb. 22, 1838. — 3. Ellen, 
b. Dec. 8, 1839; d. Feb. 3, 1844. — 4. John, b. Feb. 17, 1842; d. 
Feb. 5, 1844.-5. Alvin, b. May 5, 1846; d. March, 1847. — 6. 
Sarah M., b. Jan. 17, 1849. — 7. Emma, b. Dec. 11, 1850. 

XIL Jacob, b. May 3, 1809 ; m., Nov. 27, 1834, Clarissa Broad, 
b. April 5, 1805, dr. of Seth B. Ch. : 1. James W., b. Sept. 23, 
1835.-2. Henry Harrison, b. Dec. 21, 1837. 

James Gowing, jun., b. April 16, 1763, son of James G., of 
Lynnfield, Mass., who was b. Jan. 18, 1736; d. June 6, 1805; m. 
Lydia Wellman, b. May 7, 1735, who d. Jan. 4, 1826. He was of 
Scotch, and she of Welsh descent. They had twelve ch. : 1. Lydia, 
b. Aug. 13, 1760; m. Joab Evleth, q.v. — 2. Samuel, b. Jan. 6, 
1762 ; m. Betsey Hill; re. to Vermont. — 3. James, who settled in 
Dublin, 1788, on lots 6 and 7, range 2, and d. Jan. 15, 1836. — 4. 
Benjamin, b. Jan. 4, 1765; m. Polly Emery ; re. to Vermont. — 
5. William, b. March 1, 1767; m. Abigail Miller; re. to Peter- 
borough; d. Oct., 1854.-6. Aziel, b. June 10, 1769; m. Nancy 
Taggart ; r. Jaffrey ; second w., Betsey Gibson ; re. to New York 
State. — 7. Levi, b. May 16, 1771 ; m. Achsah Hill ; re. to Vermont. 
— 8. Rosannah, b. May 10, 1773 ; m. Oliver Hale; re. to Vermont. — 
9. Simeon (twin), b. July 3, 1775 ; m. Mary Frost ; I'e. to Vermont. 



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— 10. Thirza, b. July 3, 1775, twin; m. Samuel White; re. to Peter- 
borough. — 11. Joseph, q. V. — 12. Esther, b. in JaiFrey, June 5, 
1780 ; m. Perley Fasset ; re. to Winchester, N. H. ; second h,, 
Josiah Burbank. — James G., sen., re. from Lynnfield to Jaffrey, 
1777. James Gowing, jun., m., 1792, Abigail Greenwood, dr. of 
Moses G., sen. She was b, April 27, 1774, and d. Jan. 10, 
1817. Ch.: 

I. Anna, b. May 20, 1793 ; m. Rufus Piper, q, v. 
II. Elmira, b. Nov. 21, 1794; m. Jackson Greenwood, q. v. 

III. Moses a, b. June 25, 1797; m., March 17, 1824, Lucy 
Derby, dr. of Samuel D. Ch. : 1. Maria B., b. March 16, 1825. 

— 2. Lucy, b. June 7, 1827; d. June 13, 1827. — 3. Calvin 
Clark, b. Aug. 14, 1831. 

IV. Almerin, b. Oct. 1, 1799 ; m., Sept. 19, 1826, Sarah San- 
ders, b. Aug. 9, 1806, dr. of Samuel S., of Jaffrey. Ch. : 1. 
George A., b. Dec. 8, 1827 ; m., Oct. 15, 1850, Lydia S. Perry, 
dr. of Benj. P.: ch. (1) Ellen, b. Aug. 9, 1851. — 2. Elizabeth 
M., b. July 13, 1829; m., Sept. 29, 1846, Jonas B. Piper, q.v.— 
3. Ellen A., b. Dec. 10, 1832 ; m., Oct. 15, 1850, J. Granville 
Evleth; r. Philadelphia. — 4. Elbridge J., b. Jan. 26, 1838.— 
5. Albert J., b. Jan. 26, 1838; d. Feb. 18, 1838. — 6. Addy L. 
(Adelaide), b. March 8, 1842. 

V. Harriet, d. in infancy. VI. Lyman, d. in infancy. 

VIL Betsey,b. Sept. 22, 1805; m., Oct., 1824, Samuel Twitchell; 
re. to Peterborough. She d. March 29, 1851. 

VIII. James, d. in infancy. IX. Jonathan, d. in infancy. 

X. Abigail G., b. May 15, 1810; m., May 27, 1835, Charles 
W. Pierce, q. v. 

XL James, d. in infancy. XII. Harriet, b. March 4, 1814, um. 

The second w. of James G., jun., was Mrs. Lucy Wilder, of 
Keene; m., Feb., 1818. Ch.: 

XIIL James R., b. Dec. 14, 1818 ; d. at Boston, Sept. 7, 1842. 

Joseph Gowing, eleventh ch. of James G., sen.; b. Dec. 12, 
1777; d. Jan. 26, 1838; settled in Dublin, 1806, on lots 6 and 7, 
range 2, purchased of his brother, William G. ; m., Nov. 17, 1807, 
Hepzibah Fairbanks, b. March 31, 1785, dr. of Asa F. ; d. Oct. 13, 
1843. Ch. : 

L Asa F., b. Dec. 8, 1808 ; m., Dec. 2, 1845, Agnes Robbe. 
Second w., m.. May 31, 1853, Catherine Robbe ; r. Peterborough. 

IL Joseph M., b. April 8, 1810 ; m., Dec. 10, 1840, Harriet M. 
Brown ; r. in Batavia, N. Y. 

IIL Zaman A., b. Nov. 10, 1811; m., Oct. 11, 1842, Mary 
Greenwood, b. Dec. 24, 1818, dr. of Aaron G. Ch. : 1. Eugene 
L., b. May 11, 1844; d. Dec. 30, 1847.-2. Emily A., b. March 
28, 1849. 

IV. Louisa IL, b. June 7, 1814 ; m., Sept. 27, 1842, James Adams. 
V. Amna A., b. March 7, 1817 ; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Abel Wilder, 
jun. ; r. in Peterborough. 



344 REGISTEK OF FAMILIES. 

VI. Charles W., b. Dec. 21, 1819; m., May 24, 1846, Julia 
Foster, b. Sept. 5, 1826, dr. of Epbraim F. 

VII. Lavater L., b. Jan. 17, 1827 ; d. Sept. 19, 1851. 

VIII. Lydia R., b. Dec. 1, 1829 ; m., June 30, 1850, Joseph W. 
Powers, q. v. 

Bartholomew Goter, with his w. Joanna, was the first settler 
on lot 8, range 1. He was a foreigner, said to have been b. in 
France ; played upon the violin, and told fortunes with cards and 
by inspecting the palms of hands. He sold his farm to Samuel 
Derby, and re. to North Adams, Mass. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b. July 28, 1774; d. Aug. 12, 1774. II. Jemima, b. 
Oct. 4, 1775. III. AVilliam Alexander, b. Nov. 4, 1777. IV. 
Bartholomew, b. Nov. 4, 1779. V. Ebenezer, b. July 22, 1781. 
VI. Deborah, b. March 5, 1785; d. Sept. 10, 1786. VII. Benja- 
min, b. July 8, 1786. 

William Greenwood, from Sherborn, worked on the roads in 
Dublin, as early as 1762 ; settled on lot 8, range 6, in 1765 ; a car- 
penter by trade, and was killed at the raising of the frame of a barn 
belonging to Deacon Benjamin Learned, June 28, 1782, ^^^. 61. He 
m. Abigail Death, of Sherborn, who d. Oct. 1, 1814, se. 91. Ch. : 

I. Daniel, m. Rebecca . Ch. : 1. Simon,b. March 2, 1773. 

II. Waitstill, m. Ebenezer Twitchell, q. v. ; d. June, 1788. 

III. Elizabeth, m., Aug. 27, 1772, Moses Greenwood, q. v. 

IV. Eli, b. 1751 ; m., Dec. 12, 1776, Betsey French, dr. of John 
F., b. in Hollis, 1760, and d. in Dublin, Jan. 17, 1833. He came 
to Dublin with his father, 1762; settled on a farm, given him by 
his ftither, lot 21, range 9, where he d. Oct. 8, 1827. Ch. : 1. 
Betsey, b. March 5, 1791 ; d. Jan. 8, 1818. — 2. LuciNDA,b. Nov., 
1795; d. April 25, 1797. — 3. Eli, b. March 13, 1799; m., Sept. 
25, 1822, Roxana Carlton, b. Jan. 20, 1801, dr. of Luther C, of 
Lunenburg, Mass. Mr. Carlton re. to Dublin, and d. 1838. Ch. 
of Eli G., jun.: (1) Arvada, b. Oct. 30, 1824; d. Nov. 21, 1824; 
(2) Eliza M., b. Dec. 6, 1825, m., June 10, 1846, John P. Wight, 
q. v., r. Troy, N. Y. ; (3) Zoa Ann, b. Oct. 4, 1829 ; (4) Martha 
A., b. Aug. 24, 1832, d. Sept. 19, 1848; (5) Charles I., b. Nov. 
12, 1837 ; (6) Sarah S., b. Dec. 10, 1838, d. Sept. 10, 1839. Eli 
G., jun., re. to Marlborough, March, 1836, and to Nashua, April, 
1842. 

V. Joshua., m., Aug. 22, 1779, Hannah Twitchell, dr. of Gershom 
T., sen., and settled on the homestead. Ch. : 1. Sarah, b. June 7, 
1780 ; m. Philo Sage; r. in Richland, N. Y. — 2. Abner, b. Aug. 
30, 1781 ; m. Polly Edson ; r. in the State of New York. — 3. 
William, b. July 9, 1783 ; m. Betsey Morse, dr. of Thaddeus M., 
sen.: ch. (1) George G.,' b. Nov. 13, 1808; (2) William A., b. 
Aug. 14, 1811, m. Sophia Hopewell, r. Peoria, III. William Green- 
wood, son of Joshua, was distinguished while in Dublin for his 
ingenuity* as a mechanic ; and his portrait, which his friends have 




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furnished for this book, is a good representation of the features 
and expression of his countenance in 1852, when he visited his 
native town. — 4. Johx, b. Jan. 26, 1785 ; m., March, 1811, Polly 
Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M., sen., and re. to Richland, N. Y. ; d., 
and his widow still r. there : ch., six, n.u. — 5. Anna, b. April 11, 
1787; m. "William Spaulding, of Cavendish, Vt. ; ch., n. u. — 6. 
Joshua, b. Aug. 3, 1789 ; m. Eunice H. Bond ; r. Richland, N. Y. 
— 7. Hannah, b. July 1, 1791; m., Dec. 22, 1814, Joseph 
Twitchell, q. v., son of Joshua T. — 8. Jeremiah, b. June 1, 1793 ; 
m. Dorcas Wilder, dr. of Col. Abel W.; r. Keene : ch. (1) Edward 
Sprague, b. May 18, 1818, m.; (2) James Wilder, b. March 5, 
1820, m.; (3) Cyrus, b. May 14, 1822, d. Oct. 25, 1822 ; (4) Han- 
nah Sprague, m., Aug. 27, 1839, Jeremiah Lanphear, d. Dec. 5, 
1842, ch. n.u.; (5) Julia, m.; (6) A daughter, d. Feb. 23, 1829, 
fe. one year and seven months ; (7) Jeremiah ; (8) Electa, d. Aug. 
3, 1837, £6. 7; (9) Albert, d. Feb., 1837, re. 2.-9. Julia, b. 
March 29, 1795 ; d. Aug. 31, 179G.— 10. Asa, b. July 3, 1797; 
m., Dec. 31, 1821, Mrs. Lucy Evans, widow of Heman E., dr. of 
Benjamin Mason : ch. (1) Heman ; -(2) John, and others, n. u. ; 
re. to Mai-lborough, N. H. ; built a house of granite ; his w. d. ; he 
m. a second w., Mary Minot, dr. of John and Prudence (Twitchell) 
M., and re. to Illinois. Mr. Asa Greenwood built the granite 
bridge on the road from Keene to Swanzey; another in the village 
of Peterborough, and the granite factory of the Messrs. Colony in 
Harrisville. — 11. Prudence, b. Dec. 23, 1799; m.. May 11, 1819, 
John Piper: ch. (1) Solomon, b. Feb. 10, 1820 ; m., Aug. 9, 1840, 
Jane McMichael, of Philadelphia ; ch. 1. William Henry, b. July 
3, 1841 ; 2. Georffe, b. Oct., 1842, d. July 19, 1850; 3. Mary A^me, 
b, Sept., 1848, d. July 27, 1850. — For other ch, and grandch. of 
John P., see article Solomon Piper. 

YI. Hepzibah, m., Nov. 4, 1779, James Rollins, jun. ; re. to 
Parkerstown, Yt. 

YII. Abigail, m., Oct. 6, 1785, Joseph Rollins, q. v. 

YIII. William, m. Azubah ; d. Aug. 30, 1830, se. 74. Ch. : 

1. Azubah, b. March 3, 1783. — 2. Levice, b. Jan. 10, 1785.— 
3. Sylvia, b. Feb. 4, 1787 ; d. May 21, 1830 ; um. — 4. Area, b. 

June 12, 1790; ra. Betsey ■; d. May, 1836: ch. (1) Laura 

Adeline, b. Sept. 17, 1813 ; (2) Prentiss William, b. Oct. 22, 1815, 
m. Harriet Knowlton, dr. of Elisha K. ; ch. 1. Leroy P. ; 2. Wash- 
ington H.H.; (3) Lumida Azubah, b. April 16, 1822. Second w. 

of Arba G., Nancy S. ; d. 1854, ae. 53.-5. William, b. 

Sept. 18,1791.-6. Daniel, b. Feb. 13, 1794. — 7. Emily, b. 
June 25, 1798. — 8. Elmina, b. Jan., 1816. 

Joseph Greenwood, Esq., was an early settler in town, and 
succeeded John Alexander on lot 7, range 5. He is said to have 
been a carpenter and a weaver. He was employed as a teacher of 
youth, and gave instruction in his own house. The town-records, 
which he kept from the date of incorporation till 1793, are legibly 
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written. In the record of births, we do not find the names of his 
own children. His Avife's name was vSarah. Among the few deaths 
recorded is the following: " Ebenezer Greenwood, son of Joseph 
and Sarah Greenwood, deceased January oOth, 1780." He re- 
moved with his family to the District of Maine, in 1793. See Mr. 
Mason's Address, page 14 

Moses Greenwood, from Newton, Mass. ; b. 1750 ; d. July 2, 
1827 ; settled in Dublin, 1771, on lot 6, range 5 ; m., Aug, 27, 
1772, Elizabeth Greenwood, b. 1754, in Sherborn ; came to Dublin 
with her father's family, and d. April 5, 1827. Ch. : 

I. Abigail, b. April 27, 1774; m. James Gowing, q. v. 

II. Moses, b. June 29, 1776 ; m., 1792, Asenath Hill, b. Aug. 17, 
1768, dr. of Ebenezer H. He d. Sept. 6, 1827. She d. May 31, 
1851. Ch.: 1. Sene, b. Oct. 23, 1798; d. March 6, 1803.— 2. 
Nathan, b. Aug. 22, 1800 ; m. Marinda Cragin, of New Ipswich ; 
d. of cholera, 1832, in New York. — 3. Alvin, b. Dec. 7, 1802 ; m. 
Sophia Wood, of Hancock; d. in Georgia. — 4. Asenath, b. July 
8, 1804; m., March 3, 1824, Charles Cragin, of New Ipswich; d. 
in Northville, N. Y. — 5. Moses, b. March 6, 1806; m. Serena 
Willis, of Newton, Mass. ; re. to North Leeds, Me. — 6. William 
Allen, b. Feb. 19, 1809; m., April 12, 1836, Martha Green, b. 
April 25, .1813, of Northborough, Mass.; re. to Boston, 1833 : ch. 
(1) William, b. July 16, 1837, d. Feb. 19, 1853 ; (2) Mary, b. Nov. 
5, 1838 ; (3) Arthur, b. Sept. 4, 1835, d. April 3, 1846 ; (4) Annie, 
b. Nov. 18, 1850. — 7. Olive, b. Oct. 21, 1810; um. — 8. Eben- 
ezer, b. Oct. 23, 1812, in a log-house opposite the "Rider Mill," 
lot 3, range 5 ; m., Nov. 19, 1835, Lucy Smith, b. Nov. 5, 1816, dr. 
of Ruggles S. Mr. Greenwood has held the office of town-clerk 
for nine successive years; and a portion of that time, town-treasurer. 
He was Postmaster from 1849 to 1853. Ch. (1) Lucy Marcella, 
b. Aug. 21, 1836 ; (2) Mark True, b. Nov. 18, 1838 ; (3) Eben- 
ezer Tyler, b. Feb. 27, 1841 ; (4) Jonathan Allen, b. Jan. 16, 1844 ; 
(5) George Leonard, b. July 16, 1849 ; (6) Sarah Maria, b. April 
28, 1852.-9. Horatio, b. Oct. 21, 1811; m., Jan. 16, 1838, 
Sophronia Wilson, b. Feb. 2, 1816, dr. of James W., 2d, of Keene, 
granddr. of Seth Broad ; re., 1854, from lot 6, range 5, to the 
"Belknap Farm," which he had purchased: ch. (1) Charles A., b. 
March 8, 1839, d. Nov., 1839 ; (2) Charles A., b. July 24, 1842 ; 
(3) Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1844; (4) Ellen S., b. Oct. 11, 1849; (5) 
James F., b. Sept. 3, 1851. — 10. Edmund Quincy Sewall, b. 
March 27, 1820; m., Nov. 8, 1843, Mary Jane Hill, b. March 27, 
1822; r. Peterborough: ch. (1) Ellen W., b. Aug. 12, 1844; (2) 
Almira L., b. May 1, 1846; (3) Charles E., b. July 3, 1848 ; (4) 
Caroline A., b. April 19, 1851. 

III. Aaron, b. Sept. 23, 1778 ; m. Mary Townsend, dr. of David 
T. ; d. June 10, 1827. Ch. : 1. Tamesin, b. March 28, 1810 ; m., 
March, 1837, Malachi Richardson, q. v. — 2. Neverson, b. April 
20, 1812 ; m., Jan. 31, 1843, Margaret Gilchrest, dr. of John G. 




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He d. FelD. 22, 1845 (see page 287): ch. (1) Emogene. — 3. 
Charles, b. March 15, 1817 ; d. March 11, 1819. — 4. Mary, b. 
Dec. 24, 1818 ; m., Oct. 11, 1842, Zaman A. Gowing, q.v. 

IV. Hannah, b. May 5, 1781; m., 1799, Jesse Ocldngton ; d. 
Jan. 2, 1828. Ch. : 1. Horatio. — 2. Maria, m., Dec. 20, 1823, 
Isaac Whitney, of Jaffrey. — 3. Benjamin. 

V. Samuel, b. Aug. 12, 1783 ; d. March 29, 1785. 

VI. Samuel, b. June 27, 1786; m., 1827, m Lower Canada; d. 
Aug. 3, 1830. 

VII. James, b. June 23, 1788 ; m. Mary Syraonds. Ch. (first 
three b. in Dublin, and the other two in Weld, Me., where they r.) : 
1. Cyrus, b. Nov. IG, 1810. — 2. Joseph, b. 1815. — 3. Julia, b. 
1816. — 4. James. — 5. Mary. 

Joshua Greenwood, from Newton, Mass.; b. July 26, 1757 ; 
d. Oct. 23, 1839; m., Jan. 12, 1786, Abigail Bird, of Needham, b. 
Feb. 22, 1767, d. Aug. 9, 1830. He settled in Dublin, 1790, on the 
west half of lot 6, range 6, and there died. He was a blacksmith 
by trade. Ch. : 

I. Abigail, b. April 28, 1786; m., 1806, Abel Twitchell, jun., q.v. 

II. Joshua, b. July 15, 1788 ; d. Oct. 21, 1849 ; m. Sarah Davis, 
of Hancock, who d. July 7, 1842; r. on tlie homestead. Ch. : 1. 
Sarah, m., April 2, 1845, William Dickinson, of Keene. — 2. 
Charles (Rev.), first, a preacher at Alstead, N. H. and NeAv 
Market, N. H., in connection with the Methodists ; next, as a Con- 
gregationalist, at Monimet Parish, Plymouth, Mass. ; m. Adaline 
McGilvray, of Peterborough; r. North Chelsea, Mass. — 3. George. 
— 4. Curtis. — 5. Henry. — 6. Munroe. 

Second w. of Joshua G., jun., was Cochran, of New Boston, 

N.H. Ch.: 1. Twins, d. — 2. A son, b. 1849 ; d. April 6, 1850. 

III. Sarah, b. April 25, 1789. IV. Catharine, b. July 14, 1791 ; 
m. Cyrus Piper, q. v. V. Mary, b. April 4, 1793 ; d. Aug. 24, 1819. 
VI. Luther, b. Dec. 1, 1796; d. Aug. 20, 1832. VIL Calvin, b. 
May i-I, 1801 ; d. July 20, 1813. VIIL Louisa, b. May 12, 1803 ; 
um. IX. Lavina, b. April 16, 1807; d. Oct. 28, 1815. X. 
Gilman, b. April 16, 1809; m., 1838, Balona Reed, of Maine ; 
ch. n.u. He d. Nov. 7, 1851. 

Josiah Greenwood, and Martha his w., lived on lot 3, range 4, 
also on lot 7, range 6. Ch. : 

L Josiah, b. June 15, 1770. IL John, b. Dec. 30, 1771. IIL 
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1773. IV. Sabrah, b. Feb. 20, 1775 ; d. Aug. 
17, 1777. V. Abigail, b. April 27, 1774. 

Nathaniel Greenwood, m., June 24, 1782, Mary Mason, b. 
March 22, 1760, dr. of Moses M., sen.; re. to Bethel, Me., 1792, 
and there she d. Her li. m. again in 1825, and in 1840, r. at 
Farmington, Me. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b. March 6, 1783. II. Ebenezer, b. July 30, 1785. 



348 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

III. Polly, b. April 4, 1787. IV. Joseph, b. Feb. 2, 1789. V. 
Nathaniel, b. Dec. 27, 1790. — The following is a copy of a record 
by the town-clerk, James Emes : " Thaddeus Greenwood, the son 
to Nathaniel and Mary Greenwood, and Lydia Greenwood,- the 
daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Greenwood, were born at Sud- 
bury, Canada, January 14, 1794." It is probable that Bethel was 
the place of this birth of twins, then called as in the record. 

Isaac Greenwood (the son of Nathaniel, the son of Josiah, 
the son of John, the son of Thomas, who came to this country in the 
year 1667) was b. in Newton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1759. In the spring 
of 1780, he bought his time (he was not twenty -one till the next 
Aug.), and enlisted in the army of the Revolution. He served six 
months at West Point, on the Hudson. He was thei'e at the time 
of Arnold's plot ; and, had that traitor been successful, he would have 
been surrendered with the troops to the British. He m., Feb. 26, 
1784, Abigail Jackson, b. 1762, dr. of Deacon Joseph J., of Newton. 
Immediately after his marriage, he settled in Dublin, on lot 6, range 
6, which he purchased of William Strong. He r. in Dublin till 
Feb., 1815, when he re. to Needham, Mass., where he d., Jan. 19, 
1832. His w. survived him but a short time. Ch. : 
I. Charles, b. Dec. 7, 1784; d. Dec. 29, 1787. 

II. Abigail, b. Sept. 28, 178G; m. Amos Lyon, and r. in Lowell, 
Mass. 

IIL Charles, b. Oct. 7, 1788 ; m. Susannah Kean ; r. in Wal- 
tham, Mass., where he d. Nov. 22, 1820. 

IV. Patty, b. May 4, 1791 ; d. Nov. 19, 1792. 
V. Isaac, b. Sept. 17, 1793 ; m. Abigail Perry, and r. in Dover, 
Mass. 

VI. Jackson, b. May 4, 1796; ra., first, Elmira Gowing, b. Nov. 
21, 1794, d. May 11, 1845, dr. of James G. Ch. : 1. Walter, b. 
July 5, 1827 ; m., March 9, 1850, Sarah B. Wight, b. Nov. 27, 
1829, d. May 13, 1850, dr. of Capt. John W. : ch. (1) Frank. — 2. 
Martha E., b. Aug. 19, 1832. Second w., m., July 9, 1846, Han- 
nah Piper, dr. of Solomon P., sen. 

VII. Abijah, b. June 13, 1792 ; m. Charlotte Mcintosh ; r. in 
Needham. 

VIIL Betsey, b. Dec. 29, 1802 ; m. John Morse ; r. in Natick. 
IX. Lyman, b. April 22, 1806 ; m. Eliza Parker ; r. in Natick. 

Bela Greenwood, from Sherborn, with his w. Mary, lived on 
lot 22, i-ange 10. His name was last in the tax-list, 1795 ; and it is 
supposed that he returned to Sherborn with his family about this 
time. Ch. : 

I. Persis, b. Jan. 5, 1784; d. May 10, 1784. IL Calvin, b. 
Sept. 14, 1785. IIL Polly, b. Sept. 3, 1787. IV. Cyrus, b. Jan. 
4, 1792. 

Samuel Hamilton (Dr.), son of Lucretia IL, who came to 



HAMILTON. HANDY. HARDY. 349 

Dublin, 1801, from Brookfield, Mass., a widow, d. 1805. Samuel 
was the sixth of a family of ten ch. : 1. Hannah, b. May 3, 1760 ; 

2. Silas, b. Aug. IC, 1762; 3. Asa, b. Dec. 28, 1763; 4. Lydia, 
b. June 21, 1766 ; 5. Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1768; 6. Samuel, b. Nov. 
5, 1770 ; 7. Dolly, b. May 23, 1772 ; 8. Luke, b. March 29, 1775 ; 
9. Betsey, b. March 27, 1778; m. Eeuben Muzzy; 10. Eli, q. v. 

Dr. Samuel H. m. Mehitable Bemis, of Brookfield, Mass. Ch. : 
I. Ashley, b. Feb. 24, 1794; m. Clarissa Chamberlain, dr. of 

Cyrus C. Ch.: 1. Julianna, b. Oct. 2, 1816; r. Palmyra, N. Y. 

■ — 2. Edmund Sewall, b. July 22, 1818 ; r. city of New York. — 

3. Charles, r, Canandaigua, N. Y. Five other ch., n. u., have d. 
11. Eliza, b. Aug. 9, 1796 ; m. Silas Ball; re. to Rochester, N.Y. 

III. Rebecca, b. June 16, 1798. IV. Harriet, b. Aug. 3, 1800. 
V. Mary Fay, b. Nov. 7, 1802. 

Eli HamiltoxN, b. April 19, 1781 ; m., Feb. 21, 1804, Mary 
Twitchell, b. April 22, 1785, dr. of Gershom T., jun. He d. March 
24, 1852. Ch. : 

I. Horace, b. Nov. 19, 1805 ; d. Oct. 8, 1807. 

ir. Horace Adams, b. Aug. 31, 1808; d. May 15, 1809. 

ni. Hubbard Adams, b. Feb. 20, 1811; d. Jan. 20, 1840; m. 
Mary D. Sargent, who d. July 2, 1852. Ch. : 1. Mary Jane, b. 
Nov. 16, 1833 ; d. July 3, 1846. — 2. George Austin, b. March 
5, 1836. 

IV. Charles Augustus, b. Feb. 22, 1815; m., July 7, 1835, 
Susan Perry, dr. of Benjamin P. Ch. : 1. Charles, b. Dec. 10, 
1837. — 2. Edwin, b. Feb. 23, 1842. — 3. Horace, b. May 4, 
1847. — 5. Oliver, b. April 10, 1852. 

George Handy, from Rindge, began the manufactory of wooden- 
ware at the mills on lot 5, range 9 ; came to Dublin, 1837 ; re. 1853 ; 
first w. d. .Jan. 25, 1849; ch. : I. George E., b. 1844. Second w., 
Julia A. Chapman, dr. of Moses Chapman, of Peterborough. 

Thomas Hardy, b. in Hollis, N. H., June 11, 1756 ; d. July 25, 
1816; purchased, July, 1777, part of lots 21, ranges 5 and 6, of his 
brother-in-law Thomas Wakefield, who r. on the south part of lot 
21, range 5. He was in the army of the Revolution three years ; 
and was engaged in the battles of Bunker Hill, Bennington, and 
Trenton. He was at West Point at the time of Arnold's treachery. 
When he was not in the army, he worked on his land ; clearing it, 
and putting up buildings. He m., Jan., 1784, Lucy Colburn, of 
Hollis, b. Jan. 12, 1761, d. Sept. 29, 1846. Ch. : 

I. Thomas, b. Oct. 23, 1784; graduated at Dartmouth College, 
1812; Preceptor of Chesterfield Academy; teacher in Exeter and 
Boston; m., Sept., 1826, Sarah Folsom, of Exeter; r. at Dover, 
N. H. ; ch. n. u. 

n. Moses, b. Sept. 14, 1786; m., Oct. 3, 1813, Elizabeth Sar- 
geant, of Marlborough. Ch. : 1. Eliza, b. May 8, 1814 ; d. Sept. 



352 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

I. Rebecca, d. July 10, 1785. 

II. Betsey, ra., Aug. 14, 1793, Reuben Morse, jun. She cl. July 
5, 1851, se. 80. Ch. : 1. Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1794. — 2. 
Rebecca H., b. March 13, 1796; d. Dec. 30, 1847; m., 1826, 
Charles Davis, of Milford, N. H. — 3. Reuben, b. March 23, 1805 ; 
m., 1840, Melinda Lane. 

III. Joseph, b. Nov. 22, 1772; d. March 14, 1846; m., Feb. 23, 
1846, Sally Miuot, of Concord, Mass., b. Oct. 26, 1780, d. Dec. 8, 
1824. Ch.: 1. MixoT, b. Dec. 3, 1800; d. April 21, 1828; m., 
Dec. 19, 1826, Rebecca T. Brooks, dr. of Jonas B. : ch. (1) Sarah 
Ann Willis. — 2. Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1803; m., Sept. 29, 1825, 
F. Oilman Appleton, q. v. — 3. Sally, b. July 1, 1805 ; d. Oct. 27, 
1820. — 4. Emily, b. Jan. 2, 1808; m., March 20, 1827, Samuel 
Appleton, q. v. ; second h., m., June 5, 1833, Calvin Aikin ; ch. n. u. 

— 5. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 4, 1810 ; d. Feb. 6, 1810. — 6. Sylvia, 
b. April 9, 1811 ; m., Nov. 28, 1833, William H. AVhittemore, of 
Greenfield, N. H. ; ch., n. u. — 7. Hannah, b. Aug. 11, 1813; m.. 
May 15, 1838, George W. Bailey, of Greenfield ; r. Pittstown, N.Y. 

— 8. Joseph Prescott, b. Feb. 24, 1816; d. Oct. 24, 1820.-9. 
James, b. Jan. 23, 1820; d. Sept. 28, 1850; m., Oct. 24, 1844, 
Amy C. Hoag, of Pittstown, N. Y. : ch. (1) Emily A. H., b. Sept. 
12, 1845; (2j Alfred J. M., b. Sept. 12, 1849.-10. Sophia, b. 
April 19, 1822; d. July 11, 1829. — The following are the ch. of 
Joseph ri. by his third w. : 11. Charles P., b. July 7, 1833. — 12. 
Joseph Franklin, b. Nov. 30, 1836. 

IV. Charles Prescott, b. 1775; d. Feb. 17, 1854; m.. May 25, 
1796, Sarah Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M. ; r. in Hancock; had 
several ch., names not furnished. Second w., the widow of John 
Mason. 

V. Abigail, b. Dec. 25, 1777; m., Aug. 31, 1794, Jas. Adams, q.v. 
VI. Lucy, b. Jan. 31, 1780 ; m. Ivory Perry, jun., q.v. 
VII. Mary P., b. April 7, 1782 ; m. Stephen Harrington ; r. 
Nelson, and then at Keene. 

A'lII. John, b. June 4, 1785; d. Dec. 21, 1828, killed by the 
wheels of his wagon passing over him ; m. Elizabeth Seaver, of 
Roxbury, Mass., who d. April 2, 1835, c. 

IX. Rebecca, b. Nov. 3, 1787 ; m., Nov. 27, 1823, Ward Eaton, 
of Haverhill, Mass. 

X. Hannah Fitch, b. July 23, 1790; m. William Parker; r. 
Francestown ; ch. n. u. 

Asa Heald (Dr.), b. in Nelson, May 6, 1798 ; M. D. at Bow- 
doin College, May 6, 1823 ; settled in DubHn, Oct. 9, 1823, on lot 
7, range 6. In 1827, built the house in which he now lives ; and 
in 1839, erected a house on lot 7, range 5, part of which he pur- 
chased. He m., Oct. 12, 1830, Elmira Saunderson, of Hollis, N.H. 
She was b. Dec. 25, 1805. Ch. : 

I. Elmira Max'ia, b. Aug. 28, 1833. II. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 
17, 1835. 





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Jefferson Heald, from Nelson, brother of Dr. Asa H. ; b. 
Dec. 25, 1806 ; re. to Dublin, 1827 ; m., April 3, 1836, Mary Ann 
Powers, of Middletown, Conn., b. Feb. 13, 1806 ; r. on lot 4, range 
4. Ch. : 

I. Alfred Weston, b. Jan. 30, 1837. II. William Powers, b. 
March 17, 1840. III. Mary Ann, b. May 17, 1842. IV. Sarah 
Eliza, b. Sept. 6, 1845. V. George Jefferson, b. Aug. 6, 1848. 
VI. Gilbert Atkins, b. Dec. 28, 1850. 

Henry Heard, b. Oct. 28, 1785, in Wayland, Mass., formerly 
East Sudbury; re. to Dublin, 1814, and r. on lot 17, range 3; m. 
Mehitable Colburn, of Langdon, N. H., b. May, 1789 ; d. April 28, 
1826. Ch. : 

I. Henry, b. Feb. 18, 1816 ; m., April 30, 1840, OrriUa F. Grant, 
b. in Alstead, July 6, 1813. Ch.: 1. George, b. July 17, 1841. 
— 2. Emma Rot, b. July 17, 1844. — 3. Marion, b. June 30, 
1848. — 4. Lucy Jane, b. July 26, 1850. — 7. Marcella, b. Oct. 
23, 1852. 

II. Benjamin, b. Oct. 18, 1817 ; d. March 7, 1853 ; m., Aug. 26, 
1847. Ch.: 1. Mary M., b. July 4, 1848. — 2. Eugene Clin- 
ton, b. Sept. 11, 1851. 

III. Mary, b. April 25, 1820 ; m., Oct. 17, 1837, Augustine P. 
Snow, q.v. 

IV. Richard, b. Nov., 1823 ; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Sarah Jane Gun- 
nison. Ch.: 1. Warren, b. Aug. 6, 1846. — 2. Walter C, b. 
April 24, 1850; d. Sept. 24, 1850. 

V. Abigail, b. May, 1824; d. Jan. 8, 1840. 

VI. Samuel, b. Aug., 1825 ; m., Nov. 26, 1851, Mrs. Fidelia 
Pike. Ch. : 1. Abby, b. Sept., 1852. 

Second w. of Henry H., m., June 18, 1832, Mrs. Belinda Mans- 
field, of Stoddard. Ch. : 

VII. Hannah W., b. June 16, 1833. 

Ebenezer Hill, from Sherborn ; b. 1744; d. Oct. 1, 1834; 
settled in Dublin, 1773, on lot 5, range 7. He is put down, in the 
register furnished, as having settled first on lot 4, range 2, which in 
the list of occupants is said to have been " not settled." It is cer- 
tain that he r. on lot 5, range 9. He m., Jan. 19, 1771, Esther 
Pratt, of Sherborn, b. Nov. 20, 1748 ; d. April 4, 1834. Ch. : 

I. Asahel, b. March 22, 1772 ; m. Ruth Rumrel, of New Ipswich ; 
d. June 6, 1831. She d. Feb. 14, 1821. Ch.: 1. Alinda, m., 
Oct. 21, 1821, John T. Richardson, q. v. ; and others, n. u. 

II. Adam, b. Jan. 12, 1774; m. Rebecca Frost, of Pepperell ; 
d. Ch. : 1. Sumner, b. June 15, 1799, in Townsend; re. to Bos- 
ton; m. Abigail Hook. — 2. Rebecca, b. Sept. 30, 1801 ; m. Ed. 
R. Broaders; r. in Boston. — 3. Mercy, b. May 1, 1803; d. — 
4. RUFUS, b. April 19, 1807 ; d. — 5. Lucinda, b. Aug. 8, 1809; 
m. Reuben Torrey. — 6. Converse, b. July 1, 1812; m. Dorothy 
Garner; d. — 7. Jeremiah F., b. 1818; m. Susan Brown. 

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354 REGISTER OF FAMILIES, 

III. Asenath, d. young. IV. Ebenezer, d. young. 

V. Asenath, b. Aug. 17, 1778 ; m. Moses Greenwood, jun., q. v. 

VI. Abigail, b. Aug. 31, 1780; m. James Going, of Lunenburg, 
Mass. 

VII. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 13, 1783 ; re. to Boston ; m. Dorothy 
Simonds, of Marlborough, Vt. ; d. Sept. 24, 1842. Ch. : 1. Abby S., 
b. Jan. 8, 1817.— 2. Thomas Baldwin, b. June 27, 1818; d. 
July 6, 1829. — 3. Martha Esther, b. Feb. 17, 1820; d. Aug. 
8, 1822. — 4. Lucy S., b. June 17, 1822; re. to Mississippi; m. 
William D. Dougherty, of St. Louis, Mo. ; d. in St. Louis, May 21, 
1847.-5. Harriet E., b. July 28, 1824; d. Nov. 28, 1841.— 
6. Ebenezer A., b. April 29, 1826.-7. John H., b. Sept. 17, 
1828; d. Sept. 11, 1829. 

VIII. Esther, b. July 7, 1785; m. Samuel Smith, q. v. 

IX. Noah, b. Feb. 20, 1787 ; d. Nov. 21, 1821 ; re. to Boston ; 
m. twice in a family of Chases ; Nancy, first w., had two ch., who d. ; 
she d. Sarah, 2d w. Ch. : 1. Nancy, b. Jan. 24, 1813 ; m. Benj. 
Sweetser; d. Dec. 2, 1836. — 2. Charles H., b. Dec. 11, 1814; 
r. Boston ; m. Lucretia D. Mansfield, of Salem. — 3. Sarah F., b. 
Dec. 26, 1816; m. Elbridge Lovejoy, of Lynn; d. May 10, 1842. 
— 4. William S. W., b. Aug. 8, 1819 ; d. Sept., 1821. 

X. Olive, b. July 15, 1789 ; m. Joel Shattuck, of Pepperell; c. 
She d. Sept. 19, 1827. He d. April, 1832. 

Benjamin Hills (Dr.), m., May 9, 1787, Mrs. Grace Warren ; 
r. on lot 15, range 10; re. 1821. 

Abner Hinds, b. in West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1750; d. 
Oct. 27, 1834; m., April 1, 1782, Lydia Ball, of Concord, Mass., b. 
Dec. 3, 1751 ; settled in Dublin, April, 1782, on lot 8, range 3. Ch. : 
I. Persis, b. March 28, 1783 ; um. 

IL Abner, b. Oct. 30, 1784; m., June 2, 1812 ; r. Milan, N. H. ; 
d., supposed with his eldest son to have been murdered in the win- 
ter of 1828, when hunting in the north-west part of Maine. She 
d. Dec. 14, 1848. Ch.: 1. Benjamin F., b. March 17, 1813; d. 
1828. — 2. Silas P., b. Oct. 23, 1815; r. Newark, N.J. — 3. 
Eliza W., b. Jan. 23, 1819 ; d. Nov. 26, 1833. — 4. W. H. H., b. 
Jan. 20, 1821 ; d. Sept. 3, 1824. — 5. Lorenzo, b. March 1 6, 1824 ; 
d. Sept. 3, 1824. — 6. Aldridge C, b. May 1, 1827 ; r. in Ohio. 

in. Lydia, b. Aug. 26, 1788; d. Jan. 14, 1847; m., June 16, 
1814, Moses Corey, q. v. 

IV. Benjamin, b. Nov. 9, 1790; d. Aug. 13, 1804. 

Samuel Hogg, name altered to Shepherd, q. v. 

Nathan Holt, from Nelson; b. April 25, 1803; re. to Dublin, 
1817; settled first on lots 16 and 17, range 3, purchased of Jona- 
than Emery; sold to Daniel Fiske, and re. to north half of lot 1, 
range 7 ; m., Dec. 22, 1831, Rhoda Eaton, dr. of Moses E., sen., b. 
June 13, 1806. Ch. : I. Lewman, b. Oct. 14, 1833. IL Henry 
H., b. April 15, 1841. 



HOUGHTON. 



HUBBARD. HUNT. JONES. 355 



Marstin Holt, with his w. Abigail, from Holden, Mass., Feb. 
2, 1779, lived on lot 10, range 6. Ch. : I. Moses. 11. Amos. 
HI. Phebe, b. Feb. 13, 1785. 

James Houghton, with his w. Phebe, and six children, came to 
Dublin, July, 1781, and settled on lot 3, range 5. Ch. : I. Silvanus. 
n. Rinde (Orinde), m., Nov. 25, 1790, Benjamin Learned, jun. 
in. Bethiah, m., June 1, 1789, John Mason, son of Moses M., sen. 
IV. Asenath. V. Experience. VI. Molly. James Houghton, jun., 
came to Dublin, May, 1786. 

Albert G. Hubbard, from Rindge; b. April 30, 1819; re. to 
Dublin, Feb., 1839 ; bought, 1841, the " Pierce Farm," lot 5, range 
9 ; m., Sept. 20, 1842, Lydia Jane Richardson, b. April 22, 1822, 
dr. of Ruel R., of Peterborough ; re., 1847, to part of lots 6, in 
ranges 7 and 8. Ch. : I. Ellen M., b. Aug. 4, 1843. II. Albert 
Z., b. Aug. 9, 1853. 

WiLLARD Hunt, with his w. Martha, lived on lot 14, range 8. 
Ch.: I. Phebe, b. May 8, 17G4. II. Isaac, b. April 6, 1767; m. 
Martha Knowlton, dr. of Deacon John K. Ch. : 1. Moses, b. Dec. 
27, 1788.— 2. Aaron, b. Oct. 10, 1790. — 3. David, b. Dec. 26, 
1792. — 4. Isaac, b. Feb. 4, 1795. III. Lois, b. Feb. 23, 1770. 
IV. Eunice, b. Aug. 10, 1772. V. Moses, b. Nov. 12, 1774. 

Amos Jackson, m., Jan. 1, 1787, Judith Porter. Ch. : I. Janet, 
b. May 23, 1790; d. IL Joseph, b. Feb. 19, 1792; r. in Illinois. 
IIL Janet, b. Dec. 29, 1793. IV. Abijah, b. July 2, 1795. V. 
Amos, b. March 16, 1788. 

Simeon Johnson, settled in Dublin as early as 1771, on lot 7, 
range 8. He re. with his family, 1819, to Keene, Ohio. His dr. 
Peggy (Margaret) m., July 31, 1783, Joshua Stanley, q.v. A son, 
Silas, was b. Feb. 3, 1779. Another dr., Charlotte, m., Dec. 24, 
1816, Reuben Rice, of Ashburnham, Mass. His son, Adam, m. 

Patty ; was a successful teacher in the schools of Dublin ; 

much employed, and often sought after for his ability to secure 
good discipline in a disorderly schooh He was often rough in 
manner ; but his literary qualifications were above the common 
standard of his day. 

Samuel Jones, from Framingham ; b. Jan. 5, 1746 ; d. Jan. 22, 
1820; m., 1770, Anna Gates, of Framingham, b. Jan. 30, 1748, d. 
Sept. 17, 1826; settled in Dublin on lot 8, range 5, March, 1777. 
Ch.: L Betsey, b. Feb. 28, 1773; m., 1793, William Davis, q.v. 
II. Anna, b. 1775; d. 1776. HI. Anna, b. July 27, 1778; m., 
1801, David Bass, of Marlborough ; re. to Marlow. IV. John, b. 
June 28, 1780; m., 1804, Mary Bass, of Marlborough; re. to 
Marlow; d. 1846. V. Samuel, b. 1783; d. 1785. 

VI. Samuel, b. Sept. 27, 1786; m., Nov. 23, 1809, Mary Far- 



356 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

num, b. Dec. 30, 1784, dr. of Joshua F. ; r. on the homestead, lot 
8, range 5. Ch. : 1. Mary Ann, b. March 5, 1810 ; m., Dec. 30, 
1841, Leander Clark, q. v. — 2. Daniel Gates, b. Feb. 24, 1811 ; 
m., May 9, 1837, Elizabeth Warren, dr. of John W. ; re. to Jaffrey, 
1840 ; present residence, Dublin : ch. (1) Mary Elizabeth, b. in 
Jaffrey, June 12, 1840; (2) Nancy Adelaide, b. in Jaffrey, Sept. 2, 
1843; (3) Sarah Adielle, b. in Peterborough, Oct. 25, 1848. — 3. 
Aurora, b. Jan. 27, 1816; m., Oct. 1, 1835, Daniel H. Mason; r. 
Sullivan; ch., n.u. — 4. Corydon, b. Dec. 4, 1818; m., Oct. 23, 
1846, Abby G. Piper, dr. of Rufus P. ; r. on the homestead : ch. 
(1) Anna Isabel, b. July 31, 1847, d. Sept. 22, 1849; (2) Walter 
Buckminster, b. April 23, 1849, d. Sept. 19, 1849; (3) Abby 
Maria, b. Aug. 11, 1850; (4) Emelia Sarah, b. July 11, 1853.— 
5. Sarah A., b. June 27, 1821 ; d. Sept. 5, 1842.— 6. Emily, b. 
Dec. 3, 1825; d. May 22, 1845. 

VII. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1788; m., Nov. 3, 1824, Charles Frost, 
of Swanzey ; d. March, 1827. VIII. Daniel, b. Nov. 20, 1790 ; d. 
1793. IX. Ruth, b. April 30, 1792 ; m., 1812, John Sanders, q. v. 
She d. Nov., 1825. X. Daniel, b. April 30, 1794 ; d. Jan. 5, 1800. 

John Jones, b. Nov. 24, 1783, Princeton, Mass. ; m., Dec. 17, 
1809, Lucy Lane, b. July 6, 1783, dr. of Col. Francis L., of Ash- 
burnham ; purchased in Dublin, lot 10, range 1, 1808; re. with 
w., Nov. 16, 1810; d. May 3, 1849. Ch. : L Frederick, b. July 
20, 1813; graduated at Harvard College, 1835; M.D. at Medical 
School, Philadelphia ; translator of Rotteck's " General History of 
the World," 4 vols., published in 1840, at Philadelphia ; r. New 
Ipswich ; a practitioner of medicine ; m., 1849, Cai'oline F. Gibson, 
dr. of Dr. Stillman G., of New Ipswich. II. Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 
30, 1819 ; m.. May 14, 1848, Eri J. Spaulding, of Troy, N. H. 

Joel Kendall, b. Dec. 16, 1766, at Burlington, Mass. ; m., May 
7, 1789, Abigail Babcock, of Sherborn, b. Api'il 2, 1769, dr. of 
Malachi B., of Sherborn; r. on lot 19, range 10. Mr. Kendall, 
his son, and his brother, who was on a visit at his house, were killed 
by lightning, June 1, 1806. Ch. : L Moses, b. July 14, 1790; d. 
June 1, 1806. IL Sophia, b. Nov. 22, 1792; m. Abraham Shat- 
tuck, q. V. in. Almira, b. April 3, 1795 ; m. Samuel Adams, q. v. 
IV. Mary, b. May 25, 1797 ; m. Whitcomb French, jun. V. 
Anna, b. Aug. 18, 1799; m. Samuel Mason, jun., q. v. VI. Re- 
becca, b. Aug. 16, 1802 ; m. Calvin Mason, q. v. VII. Lyman, b. 
Dec. 14, 1804; d. VIIL Abigail, b. Jan. 14, 1807; m. Calvin J. 
Parker, of Jaffrey. She d. 1852. 

The second h. of Mrs. Kendall, m., Jan. 27, 1807, was Joshua 
Farnum, q. v. 

Henry A. Kendall (Rev.), son of Asa K. ; b. June 10, 1778, 
at Leominster, Mass., and Lydia Adams, b. Oct. 15, 1784, at 
Townsend, Mass., m., 1807, and their ch. were : 1. Augusta, b. 



KIDDER. KNIGHT. KNOWLTON. 357 

June 26, 1808; m. George E. Dean ; 2. Henry Adams, b. Aug. 
6, 1810. Henry A. Kendall (Rev.) graduated, Aug., 1839, at the 
Oilman ton Theological Seminary; was ordained at Dublin, Oct., 
1840; dismissed, July, 1850; installed, June, 1851, minister of 
the East Congregational Church, Concord, N. H. He m., May 27, 
1844, Harriet O. Appleton, b. Dec. 1, 1811, dr. of Isaac Appleton. 
Ch.: I. Henry Appleton, b. March 29, 1845. H. Samuel Adams, 
b. Dec. 27, 1846. III. Sarah Harriet, b. April 20, 1850 ; d. June 
26, 1853, at East Concord. 

Moses Kidder (Dr.), b. Jan. 15, 1789, in Billerlca, Mass.; a 
descendant of James K., who was in Cambridge at or before 1650. 
The father of Dr. K. lived on land which had been in possession of 
the family from the first settlement of the town; but, in 1790, he 
sold his farm, and re. to Townsend, Mass. After receiving his 
medical degree, Dr. K. was a surgeon in the army, and in practice 
at Townsend till Dec, 1815. He m., Jan., 1815, Rachel S. Ken- 
drick, of Amherst, N. H., b. Jan. 30, 1793, dr. of Stephen Kendrick, 
who was brother of Oen. Benjamin Pierce's wife. Dr. K. spent 
most of the winter of 1815-16 with Rev. Mi*. Sprague in Dublin, 
and, in the spring of 1816, re. his family. Ch. : 

I. Nancy, b. Oct. 29, 1815. 11. Sophia K, b. April 10, 1817 ; 
m., March 6, 1842, B. Hale; two ch. IH. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14, 
1819; m., May 16, 1847, William Wood; one ch., a son. IV. 
Martha L., b. June 2, 1821 ; m., Dec. 17, 1851, Avery Wellington ; 
one ch., a daughter. V. Walter, b. June 18, 1823; m., Feb. 15, 
1854, Lucy Burnap, of Lowell ; med. deg., 1845 ; not now a prac- 
titioner in medicine, but engaged in manufacturing patent electro- 
magnetical machines. VI. Franklin, b. June 26, 1826 ; an apothecary 
by trade, but at present in the factory of his brother Walter. VII. 
Moses Warren, b. Sept. 11, 1828; um. VIH. Rufus K., b. Feb. 

10, 1831; d. Jan. 7, 1849. Dr. K. re. from Dublin to Ashby; 
then to Townsend ; now r. at Lowell. 

JosiAH H. Knight, from Sudbury, Mass. ; b. June 1, 1808 ; m., 
April 4, 1833, Martha Mason, dr. of Samuel M., sen., b. June 24, 
1814. Ch.: 

L Hannah M., b. Feb. 5, 1834 ; d. Oct. 3, 1852. IL Hosea B., 
b. Oct. 22, 1836. in. Harriet, b. Jan. 13, 1838. IV. Joel, b. 
Aug. 5, 1840. V. Caroline M., b. July 29, 1842. VI. John A., 
b. March 5, 1845. VIL Sarah E., b. Oct. 3, 1848. VIIL Josiah, 
b. Jan. 24, 1851. IX. Charles B., b. Oct. 8, 1853. 

JoHx Knowlton (Deacon), b. Jan. 24, 1745, Holliston, Mass.; 
m., April 20, 1769, Martha Jennings; came to Dublin, June, 1770, 
with his wife and one ch. ; she d. Aug. 7, 1797. Ch. : 

I. Martha, b. Aug. 16, 1769; m. Isaac Hunt, q. v. ; r. Hancock. 

11. John, b. Oct. 7, 1771; m. Polly Rowell; re. to Dunimerston, 
Vt.; d. Nov. 14, 1775. IIL Elizabeth, b. Jan. 11, 1774. IV. 



358 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

James, b. July 25, 177G; d. May 2, 1778, N. Y. V. Abigail, b. 
Dec. 18, 1778; m. Samuel Moor, q. v. YI. Betsey, b. May 14, 
1781; m. Samuel Derby, q.v. VII. Thaddeus, b. Dec. 26, 1783; 

m. Rebecca , who d. Jan. 14, 1826. VIII. Simeon, b. Aug. 3, 

1786; d. Aug. 2, 1813. IX. Kenny, b. March 5, 1789 ; m., Oct. 
14, 1829, Polly Learned, dr. of Deacon Benjamin L. Ch. : 1. Levi, 
b. July, 1831 ; re. to Chester, Vt. ; m. Caroline Simons. X. James, 
b. Nov. 25, 1791 ; m. Sally Adams; r. Richland, N. Y. 

Deacon John Knowlton's second wife, m., Feb. 19, 1798, was 
Elizabeth Wight, dr. of John W., sen. ; d. April, 1835, a3. 89. Ch. 
by second w. were : 

XL Eliza, b. Feb. 28, 1799 ; m. Barzillai Davis ; re. to Nelson. 

XIL Luke, b. Aug. 1, 1801 ; m., Dec. 28, 1826, Mercy Bemis, 
dr. of James B. Ch.: 1. James, b. Dec. 20, 1828; m.. May 23, 
1854, Emilia L. Mason, dx-. of Dexter M. — 2. Luke, b. Sept. 5, 
1830. — 3. Eli B., b. Dec. 3, 1833. — 4. Caroline E.,b. Jan. 27, 
1836. — 5. Charles, b. June 23, 1838. — 6. Lois Jane, b. March 
10, 1842 ; d. Dec. 8, 1845.-7. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 27, 1843.— 
8. Maria Jank, b. Sept. 3, 1845; d. Sept. 30, 1847. 

XIIL Ira, b. March 31, 1803 ; re. to Worcester, Mass. ; m. Eliza 
Lovekin. He d. Oct. 25, 1845. XIV. Mary, b. July 2, 1804; m. 
Cornelius Towne. She d. May 19, 1836. XV. Levi, b. March 31, 
1806 ; m. Mrs. Lucy Hadley, Worcester, and d. 1854. 

John Knotvlton (2d), from Sherborn ; b. Feb. 23, 1763; d. 
Feb. 11, 1830 ; settled in Dublin, 1789, on part of lot 17, range 5.- 
He was in the army of the Revolution three years. He m., 1799, 
Susannah Jennings, b. April 3, 1761, in Holliston ; and d. March 
20,1819. Ch.: 

I. Ebenezer, b. June 6, 1790 ; m., 1813, Nancy Knowlton; r. in 
Hopkinton, N. Y. II. Jesse, b. July 22, 1791; m., first, 1816, 
Sarah Wight, dr. of Jabez Wight. She d. Feb., 1824. Ch.: 1. 
Jesse, d. — 2. Mart W., m. Jason Phelps : ch. (1) Mary R. ; 
(2) Sarah M. ; (3) Martha J. ; (4) William P. 

in. Silas, b. Aug. 1, 1793; m., April 6, 1817, Susannah Nut- 
ting, b. 1787, d. Jan. 1, 1832; r. on the homestead. Ch. : 1. B. 
Franklin, b. Dec. 1, 1818; d. Aug. 18, 1826. — 2. Asa H., b. 
Sept. 8, 1820; d. Jan. 22, 1832. — 3. Elmira, b. Oct. 23, 1823; 
m., Sept. 24, 1846, James Moore, q. v. — 4. Susan, b. Sept. 1, 1825 ; 
m., April 18, 1844, Phinehas Hemenway ; r. Fort Ann, N. Y. 
Second w. of Silas K., m.. May 26, 1832, Elizabeth Hardy, dr. of 
Thomas H. Ch. : 5. Harriet E., b. March 10, 1833. — 6. Asa, 
b. March 2, 1834. 

IV. John, b. Sept. 30, 1795; m., 1817, Lois Bemis; re. to Sandy 
Creek, N.Y., where he d., Jan., 1832. V. Jeremy, b. March 15, 
1798; m., May, 1819, Elizabeth Tolman, of Marlborough; r. 
Brooklyn, 111. VL Eunice, b. April 3, 1800; m., 1825, James 
Upton, r. Sandy Creek, N. Y. VII. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1803 ; d. 
July, 1826. 



KNOWLTON. LAWRENCE. LEARNED. 359 

Elias Knowlton, brother of John K., 2d; settled on lot 15, 

range 7 ; m. Jennings, sister of John K.'s wife. Nathan K., 

another brother, m. a sister of the preceding, and lived on lot 15, 
range 6, but of his family, nothing is known to us. Elias K. had 
several eh : 

I. Elisha, m., first, Jan. 1, 1795, Polly (Mary) Chamberlain, b. 
Sept. 24, 1773, dr. of James C, sen. She d. Dec. 5, 1835, fe. 69. 
Ch. : 1. Hannah, m. Joseph Appleton, q. v. Second w. of Elisha 
K., Hannah Chamberlain, dr. of James C, sen. Ch. by second w. : 
2. Mary, b. July 8, 1812; m., Nov. 3, 1829, Reuben H. Thwing, 
of Brighton, Mass. — 3. John Taylor Oilman, b. Dec. 20, 1813 ; 
d. — 4. Elvira, m. — 5. Ejieline, m., Oct. 23, 1834, John W. 
Learned, jun., q. v. — 6. Harriet, b. 1820 ; m. Prentiss W. Green- 
wood, q. V. — 7. Andrew Allison. — 8. Helen M., m. 

Russell. The names of the other ch. of Elias K. are not known 
to us ; a son lived in Warwick, Mass. Elisha K. was a blacksmith ; 
r. on lot 10, range 5, and worked many years in the shop opposite 
the Appleton Store. 

Alvarus Lawrence (M. D.), b. April 17, 1796, in Ashby, 
Mass.; m. Eliza Farnsworth, b. Aug. 7, 1797. Ch. : 

L Ambrose, b. in Boscawen, N. H., May 2, 1816; m., July 8, 
1838, Emily Smith, b. March 10, 1818, in Marlborough, Yt. Ch. : 
1. George Washington, b. July 9, 1839, in Lumpkin County, 
Ga. — 2. A SON, b. in Lowell, June 11, 1849; d. June 18, 1849. 
— Ambrose L. is a practising dentist ; r. in Lowell, and established 
an office there, 1838 ; elected mayor of Lowell, Dec, 1854. 

n. Charles, b. in Dublin, March 11, 1821; m.; r. in Dublin; 
ch., n. u. HI. Samuel, b. in Peterborough, Jan. 29, 1823 ; m. 
Dorothy Ann Jones; r. in Lowell. Ch. : 1. Helen. IV. John, 
b. Dec. 15, 1824; m., and r. in Brooklyn, N.Y. V. Eliza, b. 
March 30, 1827 ; m. Jacob Upton; ch., two sons and a daughter. 
VL Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1829; m. Rufus F. Hill; c; r. in Lowell. 
VH. Lucy, b. Aug. 1, 1831 ; m. John Cromarll. Ch. : 1. Eliza- 
beth. Vin. Alvin, b. June 17, 1833; r. in Lowell; urn. IX. 
Susan, b. July 7, 1835; r. in Lowell; um. X. Emily, b. March 
23, 1838 ; r. in Peterborough; um. 

Benjamin Learned (Deacon), from Sherborn ; b. July 24, 
1741 ; d. Sept. 5, 1818 ; settled in Dublin, 1767, on lot 9, range 4 ; 
n. Elizabeth Wilson, b. 1742, dr. of Dr. John Wilson, of Sherborn; 
d. March 12, 1771. Ch. : 

L John Wilson, b. Feb. 20, 1766; m., March 2, 1797, Hannah 
Wight, dr. of Joel W., b. March 11, 1763, d. July 1, 1846 ; settled, 
first, on lot 14, range 7 ; and in 1818 re. to lot 9, range 4, the 
homestead, where he still lives, in the 89th year of his age. Ch. : 
1. Persis, b. Dec. 3, 1797 ; m. Eli Allison, q. v. — 2. Hervey, b. 
May 24, 1799 ; m., Dec. 20, 1825, Elvira Derby, b. Dec. 8, 1806, 
dr. of Samuel D. : ch. (1) Samuel Derby, b. Oct. 11, 1826; m.. 



360 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Aug. 5, 1852, Cynthia Woolly; r. in Westmoreland, N. H. ; (2) 
Betsey Mary Ann, b. Sept. 15, 1828, d. Sept. 1, 1833 ; (3) Hervey 
Dexter, b. June 29, 1830; (4) Franklin Dana, b. Nov. 15, 1831 ; 
(5) Betsey Mary Ann, b. Dec. 12, 1833 ; (6) Webster Dennis, b. 
Dec. 16, 1835; (7) Adams Darius, b. Jan. 17, 1838 ; (8) Louisa 
Viola, b. Nov. 6, 1839 ; (9) Lewis Dudley, b. Sept. 11, 1841 ; (10) 
Marion Deroy, b. Nov. 10, 1843; (11) Elenora Martin, b. Sept. 8, 
1845; (12) Willard Duren, b. Oct. 20, 1847; (13) Henry Dwight, 
b. Dec. 28, 1849. — 3. Eliza, b. Feb. 2, 1801 ; m., June 1, 1841, 
Samuel Adams ; r. Watertown, N. Y. — 4. Ira, b. March 2, 1803 ; 
d. March 25, 1803. — 5. Calvin, b. March 25, 1804; m., March 

8, 1832, Hannah Dunster Barrett, b. July 11, 1812, dr. of Joel B., 
of Ashburnham, d. March 12, 1838 : ch. (1) Hannah Emeline, b. 
Dec. 30, 1832, d. July 14, 1833 ; (2) John Calvin, b. Aug. 7, 1834 ; 
(3) Charles Barrett, b. April 12, 183G, d. June 11, 183G. Calvin 
L.'s second w., m., Oct. 11, 1838, was Cynthia M. Fisk. b. Sept. 2, 
1804: ch. (4) Sarah Elizabeth, b. Oct. 8, 1839, d. March 4, 1840; 
(5) Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1841, d. Aug. 3, 1843; (6) Eme- 
line Sophia, b. Dec. 31, 1842. — 6. Hannah, b. July 11, 1806 ; m. 
Moses Corey, q. v. — 7. John "Wilson, jun., b. Sept. 6, 1808 ; m., 
Oct. 23, 1834, Emeline Knowlton, dr. of Elisha Knowlton; r. St. 
Johnsbury, Vt. 

IL Benjamin, b. Sept. 23, 1767; d. in Wilton, Me., Sept. 16, 
1853 ; m. Rinde (Orinde) Houghton ; r., when in Dublin, on lot 2, 
range 4, and on lot 4, range 4 ; name last in the tax-list, 1809, and, 
about this time, he re. to the State of Maine. Ch. : 1. Asa, b. May 
18, 1791. — 2. Benjamin, b. April 7, 1793.-3. Asenath, b. 
March 26, 1795. — 4. Phebe, b. July 12, 1797.-5. Joseph, b. 
June 22, 1799. — 6. Oilman, b. Aug. 30, 1801. — 7. Polly, 
b. Sept. 22, 1803.-8. Orinde, b. Jan. 17, 1806.-9. Betsey, b. 
March 18, 1808. 

IH. Samuel, b. June 2, 1770; d. Feb. 19, 1777. 

Second w. of Benjamin L., sen., m., Oct. 31, 1771, Margaret 
Swan, b. Oct. 27, 1751, of Peterborough; d. Jan. 16, 1818. Ch. 
by second wife : 

IV. Eli, b. Aug. 7, 1772 ; a physician in Danby, Vt. V. Moses, 
b. April 12, 1774; r. Windham, Vt. VI. Joseph, b. March 2, 
1776; d. Aug. 12, 1777. VII. Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1777 ; m., Dec. 

9, 1817, Jonas Davis. Marrying this couple was the last official 
act of Rev. Edward Sprague. The carriage was overturned as he 
started from the door. VIIL Amos, b. Sept. 1,1780; m., 1818, 
Hannah Daniels ; r. Canton, Me. Ch. : 1. Amos, b. June 20, 1819. 
— 2. Louisa, b. Oct. 27, 1820. IX. Betsey, b. June 7, 1782; d. 
March 19, 1839 ; um. X. Thaddeus, b. June 9, 1784; m. Sophro- 
nia Sanderson; r. Modena, N. Y. XI. Jesse, b. July 25, 1784; d. 
at Brattleborough, Vt., March 29, 1853. XH. David, b. June 14, 
1789. He was a volunteer in the army during the last war with 
Great Britain, and, with several others, deserted. They were all 
taken, and sentenced to be shot. But, on being taken out for exe- 



LEARNED. EEONARD. LEWIS. MARSHALL. 361 

cution, a passer-by recognized Learned, and knew him to be insane ; 
and, in consequence of this, he was pardoned, while the otliers were 
shot. Learned died in the army soon afterward, a natural death. 
XIII. Reuben, b. July 20, 1791 ; d. May 6, 1792. XIV. Polly, b. 
March 20, 1793; d. Dec. 16, 1850; m. Kenny Kuowlton, q. v. 
XV. Samuel, b. April 3, 1796 ; re. to Madison, N. Y. 

John Learned, from Temple, 1777, with his w. Mary and five 
children, and settled on lot 8, range 4. Ch. : I. John, jun., m., Dec. 

28, 1791, Patty Townsend. II. Daniel, m. Eunice , and had 

Ch.: 1. Betsey, b. Jan. 9, 1792. — 2. Reuel, b. June 30, 1793. 
IIL Abigail IV. Mary. V.Sarah. VL Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1780. 
VIL Rebecca, b. May 20, 1785. 

Levi W. Leonard (Rev.), from Bridgewater, Mass., South 
Parish ; son of Jacob and Mary (Swift) Leonard ; b. June 1, 1790 ; 
graduated at Harvard College, 1815 ; Preceptor of Bridgewater 
Academy two years ; ordained at Dublin, N. H., Sept. 6, 1820, as 
minister of the First Congregational Society ; m., first, Sept. 8, 
1830, Elizabeth Morison Smith, dr. of Samuel S., of Peterborough. 
She d. Sept. 13, 1848. Ch. : I. William Smith, b. Oct. 13, 1832. 
IL Ellen EHzabeth, b. June 25, 1846. 

Second w., m., March 25, 1851, Mrs. Elizabeth Dow Smith, of 
Exeter, N. H., dr. of Jeremiah D., widow of Samuel G. Smith, who 
d. at Peterborough, Sept. 9, 1842, leaving three ch : 1. Ellen Par- 
ker Smith, b. July 18, 1837 ; 2. Sarah Abbot Smith, b. July 7, 
1839; 3. Ednah Dow Smith, b. May 12, 1841. 

Samuel Lewis, from Amherst, N. H., before 1780 ; m. Polly 
Williams; settled on lot 20, range 5. Ch. : I. Samuel, b. in Am- 
herst; m., Aug., 1796, Polly White, b. 1775, dr. of Thomas and 
Molly White. Ch. : 1. Samuel, b. 1796. — 2. Polly, b. 1798; 
d. 1799. — 3. Nabby, b. 1800. — 4. Thomas, b. 1802. — 5. Ben- 
jamin, b. 1804. The family re. to Concord, N.H., 1805. IL 
Thomas, b. 1776; re. to Canada. IIL Polly, b. 1778; re. to 
Cornish. Samuel L., sen., d. 1790, and his w. d. 1798. 

Fortune Little, from Shirley, Mass., with his w. Lorancy, 
lived on lot 3, range 10 (see page 289). Ch. : I. Joseph, b. Oct. 
18, 1786. IL Pearl, b. May 25, 1788. IIL Lorancy, b. April 
28, 1791. 

Aaron Marshall, from Holliston, Mass.; b. Nov. 19, 1747; 
learned his trade as a scythe-maker in Framingham ; re. to Dublin, 
1770 ; settled on lot 8, range 9, where he d., Jan. 11, 1830. He 
m., first, 1770, Esther Townsend, b. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 5, 1751, 
and d. Dec. 22, 1806. Ch. : 

L Beriah,b. June 9, 1773; m,, Feb. 2, 1792, Alexander Ernes, q. v. 
II. Benjamin, b. March 8, 1776 ; m., June 11, 1800, Anna Morse, 

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362 EEGISTER OF FAMILIES, 

dr. of Micah M., b. in Conway, Mass., July 25, 1771. Ch. : 1. 
Anna, b. Sept. 25, 1801 ; m., Nov. 28, 1833, James Chamberlain, 
q. v. — 2. Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1804; m., Nov. 20, 1849, David 
Mathews, and r. Hancock. — 3. Emily, b. May 3, 1806; d. Dec. 5, 

1827. — 4. Aaron, b. Dec. 1, 1807. — 5. Drury M., b. March 10, 
1809 ; m., first, Nov. 16, 1834, Emelia Powers, dr. of Asa P., b. 
March 14, 1809, and d. July 3, 1840 : ch. (1) Emelia. Second w., 
m., April, 1843, Mary Ann Huckins ; r. Boston; ch. n.u. — 6. 
Granville B., b. Nov. 6, 1812 ; m., May, 1838, Louisa Rebecca 
Caton ; r. New Orleans. 

III. Esther, b. April 28, 1781 ; m.. May 4, 1803, Zadoc Chap- 
man ; r. Edgecomb, Me. IV. Polly, b. Nov. 20, 1790 ; d. Oct. 28, 
1817. V. Judith, b. Feb. 19, 1792 ; m., April 1819, Luke Richard- 
son. She d. Feb. 3, 1821. 

Aaron Marshall, sen., for a second w., m. Widow Billings, 

who, after his death, re. to the State of Me. 

Moses Marshall, from Holliston, Mass.; b. Dec. 15, 1775; 
re. to Dubhn, 1786 ; m., Dec. 31, 1801, Lucy Campbell, b. May 23, 
1783. Ch.: 

L Eveline, b. Sept. 18, 1802 ; m.. May 14, 1829, Merrick Pres- 
ton. Ch. : 1. Charles, b. Aug. 26, 1830. Second h., John Snow, 
jun., m., May 5, 1846. IL Moses, b. Jan. 16, 1804 ; d.in infancy. 

IIL Orlando, b. Jan. 28, 1805; m., Sept. 17, 1826, Eliza Man- 
sur, b. Oct. 28, 1807. Ch.: 1. Horace, b. Dec. 16, 1826 ; d. Nov., 

1828. — 2. Maria A., b. March 20, 1829; m., March 20, 1850, 
Stephen Rossiter, of Claremont, N. H. : ch. (1) Kate Maria, b. Oct. 
28, 1850; (2) Marshall Sherman, b. Oct. 28, 1852. — 3. Eliza 
Ann, b. Jan. 29, 1831 ; m., Oct. 28, 1852, Charles W. Tufts, of 
Dunkirk, N. Y. 

IV. Lucy E., b. Aug. 2, 1811 ; m., Sept. 15, 1836, Jeremiah 
Lanphear, of Woodstock, Vt. She d. March 28, 1838. 

V. Sybil, b. Jan. 2, 1812 ; d. in infancy. 

VL Augusta M., b. Feb. 22, 1813 ; m., April 23, 1835, Jesse 
Maynard, of JaiFrey; re. to Waukegan, 111. Ch. : 1. Sarah Jane, 
b. Feb. 11, 1836. — 2. Augusta M., b. Jan. 28, 1839. — 3. John 
Hamilton, b. March 12, 1841. — 4. Marshall P., b. March 7, 
1847. VIL Mary Ann, b. July 19, 1816. VIIL George C, b. 
May 28, 1818 ; m., Aug. 27, 1848, Eliza Ann Jewett, of Jaffrey. 
She d. Sept. 12, 1849. IX. Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 3, 1820 ; d. X. 
Charles B., b. Sept. 26, 1824; m., March 14, 1850, Eveline C. 
Emery, of New Ipswich, where they reside. 

MiCAJAH Martin, with his w. Polly, lived on lot 3, range 4. 
Ch. : L Polly, b. March 28, 1802. IL Jefferson, b. Feb. 28, 1804. 
III. Josiah Adams, b. May 1, 1806. IV. Madison, b. May 10, 
1808. V. Franklin, b. Sept. 13, 1800. VL Micajah, b. Sept. 
21, 1812. 




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Levi Marvin, of AYalpole ; m., Oct., 1840, Hannah Ranstead ; 
r. on lot 3, range 5. Cli. : I. Edwin. 11. Emily. III. Susan. 
IV. Oscar. V. Helen. 

Moses Mason, was the great-grandson of Capt. Hugh Mason, 
who, with his wife Esther, came to this country, 1634, and settled 
at Watertown, Mass. ; a tanner by trade ; much employed in town- 
affairs ; commissioned as Captain, 1653 ; Representative ten years ; 
d. Oct. 10, 1678, in his 73d year; his w. d. May 21, 1692, ?e. 82; 
had three sons and five daughters, and their eldest son, John, m. 
Elizabeth Hammond; was ■& tanner by trade, and settled at Cam- 
bridge Village, now Newton, where he had six children. His 
second son was Daniel, a farmer, who, by his first w. Experience, 
had five children ; of whom Moses, the subject of this article, was 
the youngest; m., in Boston, June 6, 1749 (records of King's Cha- 
pel), or June 20 (according to the town-records), Lydia, dr. of Jesse 
and Mary Knap, and settled at Newton. He re. to Sherborn about 
1757. July 27, 1767, he sold land in Sherborn, and thence re. to 
Dublin, settled on lot 10, range 1, and d. Oct. 1, 1775. His widow 
re. with the family, 1798, to Bethel, Me., and d. there, July 2, 1802, 
fe. 73. Ch. (four born in. Newton, four in Sherborn, and two in 
Dublin) : 

I. Martha, b. May 28, 1751; m., April 4, 1768, Eleazer 
Twitchell, q. v. 

II. Lucy, b. May 20, 1753 ; m., at Dublin, 1776, David Mar- 
shall; re. to Bethel, 1781 ; was driven away by the Indians in the 
same year, and settled at Hebron, Me., where she d., Nov. 20, 
1828, leaving numerous descendants. 

IIL Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1755 ; m., May 20, 1781, John Morison, 
of Peterborough, and d. May 13, 1798, c. 

IV. Moses, b. April 26, 1757 ; served as a soldier in the war of 
the Revolution, and fought under Gen. Stark, in the battle of Ben- 
nington ; m., June 20, 1780, Eunice Ayer, dr. of William A., and 
settled in Dublin. In 1799, he re. to Bethel; Rep. five years, 
1813—1817 ; J. P. ; d. Oct. 31, 1837. His w. d. Feb. 4, 1846, ae. 
85. They had nine ch. b. in Dublin, and two in Bethel : 1. Thirza, 
b. July 3, 1781 ; m., Nov. 7, 1805, Dr. James Ayer, of Northfield, 
Me. — 2. SuzA, b. June 4, 1783; ra., Nov. 28, 1807, Richard 
Dunnells, of Northfield, Me. — 3. Moses, b. March 31, 1785; d. 
Aug. 27, 1788. — 4. Aaron, b. April 5, 1787; m.. May 8, 1817, 
Ruby Bartlett, of Bethel: ch. (1) Peregrine Bartlett; (2) Mighill, 
(3) Sarah; (4) Charles; (5) Moses Ayer; (6) Sofon ; (7) Thirza; 
(8) Mary; (9) Freeborn; (10) Angelia; (11) Ruby; (12) Aaron. 
— 5.. Moses, b. June 2, 1789; a physician at Bethel; m., June 
15, 1813, Agnes More Straw, of Northfield, Me. ; c. ; Rep. from 
1813 to 1833 ; County Commissioner from 1829 to 1833 ; Member 
of the 23d and 24th Congresses, 1833—1837; Member of the 
Executive Council, 1843 and 1845 ; and Trustee of the Maine 
Insane Hospital. — 6. Lydia, b. July 21, 1791 ; m., July 23, 1812, 



364 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Eleazer Twitchell, of Bethel. — 7. Eunice, b. Sept. 12, 1793; m., 
Jan. 2, 1817, Stephen A. Russell, of Bethel. — 8. Hannah, b. July 
23, 1795; m., Sept. 5, 1827, Capt. John Pease, of Parsonsfield, Me. 
9. Charles, b. Feb. 17, 1798 ; m., Oct., 1823, Eunice Hale, of 
Waterford, Me. ; d. April 2, 1824 — 10. Aters, b. Dec. 31, 1800 ; 
m., Jan. 9, 1827, Eunice (Hale) Mason, and widow of his brother 
Charles: ch. (1) Charles; (2) Maria; (3) Oliver; (4) William 
W. ; (5) Mary Eunice. — 11. Louisa, b. June 29, 1803 ; m., Sept. 
2, 1833, Dr. Baker Webster, of Sandown, N. H. 

V. Mary, b. March 22, 1760; m. Nathaniel Greenwood, q. v. 
She d. 1825. Her h. m. again, and was living, 1840, at Farming- 
ton, Me. Descendants numerous. 

VI. Hannah, b. May 4, 17G2 ; m., Feb. 7, 1782, James Mills, 
q. V. ; re. to Bethel, 1785, where her husband was killed by the fall 
of a tree, in 1790. She m. again, Sept. 10, 1792, Elijah Grover; 
and, in 1847, was the only surviving ch. of Moses and Lydia 
Mason. Mr. Grover d. 1805. Descendants numerous. 

VII. Betty, b. July 18, 1764; m., at Dublin, Benjamin Clark, of 
Newton, and d. at Bethel, Jan. 31, 1846. Her h. d. 1842. Descend- 
ants, in 1840, thirtv-seven in number. 

VIII. Walter, b. Oct. 10, 1766; m., Oct. 21, 1793, Esther Bar- 
ker, of Waterford, Me. ; d. June 30, 1840. She d. June 20, 1843. 
Ch., eight in number : 1. Esther, m. Eli Grover. — 2. Elmira, 
m. Peter Grover. — 3. Lawson, m. Anna Bean, — 4. Walter, 
m. Charlotte Kimball. — 5. Rachel, m. Andrew Grover. — 6. 
John Barker, J. P. — 7. Catharine, um. — 8. Javan Knap, 
b. Sept. 20, 1817 ; graduated at Bowdoin College; studied theology 
at Bangor, Me. 

IX. John, b. May 8, 1769 ; m., in Dublin, Jan. 16, 1789, Bethiah 
Houghton, dr. of James H. ; re. to Bethel about 1790 ; to Gilead, 
Me., 1793; d. Sept. 19, 1844. She d. April 21, 1846, ae. 74. 
Eleven ch., one born at Dublin (John), one at Bethel, and the rest 
at Gilead. 

X. Thirza, b. April 10, 1772; d. at Dublin, Oct. 2, 1775, je. 
three and a half years. 

Benjamin Mason, great-grandson of Capt. Hugh Mason, of 
Watertown, whose son Joseph, b. June 10, 1646, a tanner, lived on 
the homestead; m., Feb. 5, 1683-4, Mary Fiske. He d. July 22, 
1702. She d. Jan. 6, 1723-4, ae. 62^. They had three daughters, 
and one son, Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1 688 ; went to Boston before the age 
of 21, where he lived till 1714, when he returned to the homestead; 
carried on the tanning business ; was deacon of the church ; Rep. ; 
J. P.; and filled various town-offices. He m., Sept. 14, 1710, 
Mary Monck, of South Precinct of Dorchester, now Stoughton, 
and d. July 6, 1755. She d. April 22, 1763, at. 72. They had six 
sons and six daughters ; all of whom lived to be married, and have 
left numerous descendants. Benjamin was the second son and 
fourth ch. He was b. at Watertown, July 14, 1717 ; m., Sept. 28, 



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1741, Martha Fairbanks, of Sherborn ; where he settled and re- 
mained till he re. to Dublin, with his family, probably in 1765, 
or thereabouts, as he appears to have worked on the roads in 1764 
and 5. He settled on lot 14, range 9, and at first built a plank- 
house on the top of the hill. He was a master-carpenter, and 
framed most of the houses erected in the neighborhood in his day ; 
and, at raisings and the like, was distinguished for his agility, fear- 
lessness, and self-possession. He was selectman in 1771 ; d. July 

5, 1801, and his widow d. at Sullivan, Feb.^4, 1815. Ch. : 

I. Betty. 11. Benjamin. IH. Thaddeus. IV. Joseph. V. 
Abigail. VI. Martha. VII. Benjamin. VIH. Benjamin. IX. 
Bela. 

I. Betty, b. Jan. 15, 1741-2; m., Dec. 2, 1762, Micah Leland, 
of Sherborn, where they r., and she d. soon after the birth of her 
second ch., in 1767. II. Benjamin, b. 1744; d. young. 

III. Thaddeus, b. July 4, 1746; m. June, 1768, Sarah Morse, 
dr. of Thomas M. ; held offices in town as noticed in the preceding 
history, and d. Sept. 27, 1821. She d. Oct. 7, 1828. They had 
eleven ch.: 1. Betsey. — 2. Thaddeus. — 3. Julia. — 4. Sarah. 
— 0. Julia. — 6. Ebenezer. — 7. Achsah. — 8. Rufus. — 9. 
Ebenezer. — -10. Achsah. — 11. Polly. 

1. Betsey, b. Feb. 4, 1769 ; m., Oct. 12, 1790, Thaddeus Morse, 
q. V. She d. Dec. 25, 1846. — 2. Thaddeus, jun., b. Nov. 15, 
1770; d. March 26, 1851 ; m., Oct. 29, 1797, Lydia Perry, dr. of 
Ivory P.: ch. (1) Calvin, b. Nov. 16, 1798; m., Oct. 31, 1822, 
Rebecca Kendall, dr. of Joel K. : ch. 1. Abigail SoiMa, b. April 

6, 1825, m., March 11, 1852, Jesse R. Appleton : ch. [1] Ellen 
Rebecca, b. Nov. 30, 1853 ; 2. Charles Kendall, b. July 27, 1830, 
m., June 2, 1852, Adra Esther Mason, dr. of Jeremiah M. : ch. 
[1] Ellen Gertrude, b. Aug. 15, 1853. On the 15th of Septem- 
ber, 1853, while at work in the mill of A. E. Perry, at Harrisville, 
he was caught in the machinery by his left arm, which was torn off, 
making it necessary to amputate at the shoulder-joint. (2) Dex- 
ter, b. Dec. 1, 1802; m., June 11, 1829, Abigail Adams, dr. of 
James A. She d. Aug .2, 1843 : ch. 1. Sally Ann Adams, b. March 
12, 1830, d. June 1, 1843 ; 2. James Adams, b. Dec. 21, 1832, m., 
Nov. 14, 1853, Lydia Ann Morse, dr. of Addison M. ; 3. Lydia 
Emily, b. Oct. 2, 1834, m., May 23, 1854, James Knowlton, son of 
Luke K., q. V. ; 4. John Dexter,h. Aug. 1, 1841, d. June 27, 1843. 
Second w. of Dexter M., Harriet Farwell, dr. of Samuel F. : ch. 5. 
Milton Dexter, b. April 2, 1850. (3) Elvira, b. Nov. 16, 1804; 
m., April 19, 1831, Levi Emery, son of Amos E., sen. (4) Louisa, 
b. Oct. 21, 1807 ; m., April 13, 1841, Jesse R. Appleton, and d. Nov. 3, 
1844. (5) Charles, b. June 3, 1810; attorney and counsellor-at-law, 
Fitchburg, Mass. ; prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Aca- 
demy ; graduated at Harvard College, 1834; Tutor in Latin in the 
University, from 1835 to 1839, inclusive; read law at the Dane 
Law School, Cambridge, and in the office of Messrs. Hubbard and 
Watts, Boston ; A.M. in 1837 ; LL.B. in 1839 ; admitted at Boston, 



366 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Sept. 1839, to practise law in the courts of the State, and in the 
courts of the United States ; i-emained in Boston till May, 1841, 
when he opened an office in Lancaster, Mass., and, in Sept., 1842, 
re. to Fitchburg; J. P., 1842, and in June, 1842, appointed one of 
the Standing Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Massachusetts 
District, under the U. S. Bankrupt Law; in Aug., 1845, Master in 
Chancery, and in July, 1851, a Commissioner of Insolvency for the 
County of Worcester ; Representative in 1849 and 1851 ; Delegate 
to the Constitutional Qonvention, 1853. He m., Aug. 9, 1853, 
Caroline Atherton Briggs, the youngest daughter of the late Calvin 
Briggs, M.D., of Marblehead, Mass. (6) Thaddeus Perry, b. Aug. 
4, 1817, d. Aug. 10, 1851, m.. May 18, 1843, Fidelia Piper, dr. of 
John P. For the last eight years of his life, he suffered severely 
from a consumptive complaint, which in a great measure disabled 
him from labor, cramped his natural energy and enterprise, and 
linally caused his death: ch. 1. Charles Henry, b. June 10, 1844; 
2. Harriet Eliza, b. Dec. 9, 1845; 3. Jane Fidelia, h. Nov. 20, 
1848, d. May 22, 1849 ; 4. Ada Maria, b. Nov. 16, 1851. 

3. Julia, b. Nov. 3, 1772; ra., Oct. 23, 1794, Cyrus Chamber- 
lain, q. V. 

4. Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1775 ; m. C. P. Hayward, son of Joseph 
H., sen. ; r. Hanco(^k. Ch. : (1) Sally, m. David Davis ; (2) John ; 
(3) Charles; (4) Calvin; (5) Edward; (6) George; (7) Emily, 
m. George Sheldon. Three other children d. young. 

5. John (second son and fifth ch. of Thaddeus M., sen.), b. 
March 28, 1777; d. Jan. 6, 1836; m., Jan. 13, 1800, Mary Haven, 
of Natick, Mass., lived at Dublin till 1811 ; re. to Sullivan, and in 
March, 1830, to Lancaster, N. H. His death was caused by an 
injury received from the fixlling of a tree. His oldest son came to 
his death by a similar accident. John M. was one of the selectmen 
in Sullivan for several years: ch. (1) Laura, b. Dec. 16, 1800; m., 
1823, Elijah Baker, of Sullivan; r. at Dalton, and have six sons 
and three daughters, of whom six are living; (2) Ebenezer, b. 
April 11, 1803, d. March 27, 1818; (3) Mary, b. Aug. 21, "1806, 
m., Seth Adams, of Lancaster, where they r. and have ch. ; (4) John 
(Capt.), b. Oct. 21, 1810, m., Jan. 24, 1832, Matilda Wilson, settled 
at Lancaster, and thence re. to vSullivan, Feb., 1845 : ch. 1. John 
Wilson, b. March 23, 1837 ; 2. James Bracket,h. July 13, 1839 ; 3. 
Harriet Adams, b. Oct. 19, 1841 ; 4. Emma Haven, b. Aug. 7, 1844 ; 
(5) Oren, b. May 31, 1814, m., June 14, 1840, Elizabeth Shaw, of 
Columbia, Ohio, where he r. as a school-teacher, till he d., Aug. 29, 
1840; (6) David Haven, b. March 17, 1818; attorney and coun- 
sellor-at-law ; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1841 ; read law at 
Lancaster, Boston, and the Dane Law School ; admitted to the bar, 
1843 ; commenced practice in Boston, where he still continues ; m., 
June 17, 1845, Sai'ah White, of Lancaster ; r. in Newton, Mass. ; 
(7) George, b. March 3, 1823, d. Aug. 28, 1825. 

6. Ebenezer, b. April 23, 1780 ; d. May 3, 1785. — 7. Achsah, 
b. Jan. 23, 1783; d. June 8, 1785. — 8. Rufus, b. July 23, 1786; 
d. Feb. 10, 1787. — 9. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 19, 1788; d. Jan. 16 




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1803. — 10. AcHSAH, b. Feb. 19, 1790; m., Feb., 1810, Salmon 
Wood, of Hancock, q. v. — 11. Polly, b. April 4, 1792; m., 
March, 1811, John Greenwood, son of Joshua G., q. v. 

TV. Joseph (son of Benjamin M., 1st), b. 1748 ; d., killed by the 
falling of a tree, March 11, 1806; m., Nov. 9, 1769, Anne Pren- 
tiss, of Sherborn. She d. 1822. Their eh. were: 1. Samuel. — 
2. Hepzibah. — 3. A ch., d. in infancy. — 4. Nathaniel. — 5. 
Patty. — 6. Nancy. — 7. Joseph. — 8. Hannah. — 9. Sally. 
— 10. Polly. 

1. Samuel (Capt.), b. March 29, 1771 ; m., Oct. 15, 1795, Mary 
Willard^ dr.'of Rey< Elijah W. ; d. Oct. 20, 1822, of a fever of 
which most of the family were sick, and two of drs. d. soon after 
his decease: ch. (1) Samuel, jun., b. Nov. 4, 1796, m., Nov. 26, 
1818, Anna Kendall, dr. of Joel K.: ch. 1. Samuel Kendall, b^Aug. 

18, 1819, 'm.,^ Feb. 13, 1843, Maria Antoinette Whittemore, of 
Pepperell, r. Boston, has two daughters, his w. d., and hem. again ; 
2. Step//e7i SjKmldimj, b. June 8, 1821, m., Sept. 20, 1846, Lucy 
Ann Collester, of Marlborough: ch. [1] Hartley D. ; [2] Oren L. 
and Orson L., twins ; 3. Almira, b. Sept. 8, 1823, m., Nov. 13, 1841, 
Ebenezer Russell, of Marlborough, several ch., n. u. ; 4. Elijah 
Willard, b. Nov. 23, 1825 ; 5. George Washington, b. Nov. 13, 1828 ; 
6. Marii Ann , b. March 2'4, 1831; 7. Joel Kendall, b. April 19, 
1835;- 8. James Appleton, b. Sept. 2, 1839 ; (2) Martin, b. Sept. 6, 
1798, d. July 7, 1800; (3) Charles, b. Sept. 10, 1800, m., Jan. 20, 
1824, Martha Carlton : ch. 1. Charles Edson, b. April 25, 1825 ; 
2. Luther Carlton, b. Nov. 29, 1828, d. Nov. 7, 1839. His w. d. July 

19, 1833 ; and July 1, 1834, he m. Louisa Farnum ; re. to Worces- 
ter, 111., 1838, where he d., Dec. 10, 1849 : ch. 3. Martha Louisa, 
b. April 17, 1835, d. Jan. 21, 1852 ; 4. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 16, 
1836, d. Oct. 4, 1838 ; 5. Sarah Jane. b. Feb. 3, 1838 ; 6. Norman 
Parks, b. Dec. 30, 1839, d. Jan. 16, 1840; 7. Emma Ann, b. Dec. 
9, 1840; 8. Mary Ahhxj. b. Jan. 13, 1843; 9. Ellen Frances, b. 
June 17, 1845; 10. Jlaria S., b. Jan. 29, 1847; 11. Julia Lrsida, 
b. June 22, 1849 ; (4) Mary,b. Dec. 13, 1802, m., June 3, 1823, 
Ira Smith, son of Abner S., q. v. ; (5) Elijah Willard, b. Dec. 29, 

1804, d. June 15, 1816; (6) Rachel, brApril 10, 1807, d. Nov., 
1822 ; (7) Harriet, b. Aug. 11, 1809, d. Nov., 1822; (8) Rebecca, 
b. March 12, 1812, m., April 4, 1833, Edward Grant, of Kenne- 
bunk, Me. : ch., six sons and one daughter, n. u. ; (9) Majilj^, b. - 
June 24, 1814, m., April 3, 1833, JosiahH. I&iight, q. v. ;" (10) 
Merrill, b. Sept. 9, 1816, m., April 13, 18 42-, Mary Eliza Russell, 
of Marlborough : ch. \. Emily Amelia ; 2. Martin Melville ; d. Mary 
Eliza; w. d., m. again ; r. Marlborough ; (11) Ursulh, b. Jan. 5, 1820, 
m., March 16, 1837, Lyman Russell ; (12) Anna, b. April 5, 1822, 
m., Oct. 31, 1839, James L. Russell. 

2. Hepzibah, b. Dec. 2, 1773; m., Nov. 9, 1794, Philip Cum- 
mings, of Peterborough ; re. to the State of N.Y. 

4. IS'athaniel, second son of Joseph and Anne (Prentiss) Mason, 
b.Feb. 8, 1776; m., July 16, 1800, Sally Stone, of Fitzwilliam,N.H. ; 
r. Sullivan: ch. (1) Eliza Ann; (2) .Jesse ; (3) Sarah; (4) Lyman, 



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d.; (5) Elizabeth Valentine ; (6) Nathaniel, d. ; (7) Adeline; (8) 
Hepzibah Cummings ; (9) Nathaniel Prentiss; (lOandll) Angelina 
and Alvina, d., twins,; (12) Nancy Maria; (13) Lorenzo Walker. 

5. Patty, b. Dec. 20, 1777 ; m., Oct. 25, 1795, Ephraim Adams, 
of Sullivan ; re. to State of New York. 

6. Nancy, b. Oct. 27, 1779 ; m., June 16, 1807, Elijah Willard, 
jun. ; re. to Wheelock, Vt. 

7. Joseph, b. Dec. 3, 1781 ; m., June 5, 1804, Arethusa French, 
of Marlborough; r. Sullivan: ch. (1) Alonzo, b. Oct. 21, 1805; m., 
July 2, 1835, Arvilla Stone, of Marlborough: ch! 1. Edna Au- 
gusta; 2. Mary Aretimsa French ; r. Worcester, Mass.; (2) Ashley, 
b. July 30, 1807_, m., Dec. 2, 1835, Roxana Nims: ch. 1. Crosbij 
Ashley ; 2. Jemima Fisk ; 3. Josephine Maria ; (3) Sylvester, b. 
Sept. 4, 1810, m., June, 1841, Laurenza Felt, of Sullivan, r. Nelson : 
eh. 1. Adelaide Arethusa Relief ; 2. Joseph Bryling ; (4) Ruth, b. 
June 30, 1815, m., Nov. 3, 1836, Dauphin W. Wilson, r. Sullivan. 

8. Hannah, b. Oct. 15, 1783 ; um. — 9. Sally, b. July 9, 1787 ; 
m., Jan. 6, 1803, Cyrus Wakefield, who d., and she m., Oct. 17, 
1811, Josiah Woodward, of Roxbury, N. H., by whom she had four 
sons and one daughter. — 10. Polly, b. Dec. 3, 1789; m. Oliver 
Brown, of Sullivan. 

V. Abigail, second dr. and fifth ch. of Benjamin and Martha 
(Fairbanks) Mason, b. April 8, 1752; m., June, 1768, Reuben 
Morse, Esq., son of Capt. Thomas M., q. v. VI. Martha, b. 1755 ; 
d. young. VII. Benjamin, b. 1758; d. young. 

VIII. Benjamin, third son of Benj. and Martha (F.) Mason, b. 
May 28, 1760; d. May 16, 1840; m., Jan. 27, 1783, Phebe Nor- 
cross, b. June 30, 1764, dr. of Asa N. She d. July 1, 1841. Ch. : 
1. Abigail, b. April 4, 1783 ; m., 1810, Isaac Rider, of Sullivan ; 
re. to Leray, N. Y., where she d., leaving one child. — 2. Asa, b. 
Jan. 3, 1785; m., 1811, Betsey Rider, of Sullivan; re. to Leray, 
N.Y., where he d. : ch. (1) Avaline ; (2) Betsey; (3) Sally; (4) 
Achsah; (5) Asa; (6) Cyrus. — 3. Achsah, b. March 3, 1787; 
ra. Samuel Leland, of HoUiston, Mass. ; r. at Holliston, Leverett, 
Montague, and now at Ashland, Mass.; ch., four sons and four 
daughters. — 4. Jeremiah, b. Feb. 11, 1789 ; m., Feb. 6, 1815, Sally 
Fisk, of Holliston; r. Sullivan: ch. (1) Emily, b. Oct. 8, 1817; 
m., Sept. 22, 1841, David Stiles, of Nelson, r. Watertown, 111., 
have several ch. ; (2) Levi Fisk, b. Sept. 16, 1819, m., June 5, 
1844, EUzabeth Faloza Hubbard, of Sullivan; (3) Joanna, b. May 
4, 1825, d. Jan. 15, 1829 ; (4) George Washington, b. July 18, 
1829 ; (5) Adra Esther, b. Jan. 26, 1832, m., June 2, 1852, Charles 
K. Mason, of Dublin, son of Calvin M., q. v. — 5. Phebe, b. Aug. 
20, 1791 ; m., Nov. 14, 1815, Daniel Graves, of Leverett, Mass.; 
r. Leverett and Montague ; ch., one son and two daughters. — 6. 
Benjamin, b. July 9, 1792; m., 1816, Mary Porter, r. Orwell, 
N.Y.: ch. (1) Phebe; (2) Betsey; (3) Lorena; (4) Emily; (5) 
Ashbel; (6) Granville; (7) Benjamin Franklin. — 7. Selby, b. 
Jan. 27, 1794; d. Aug., 1828; m., Aprill, 1813, Joseph Muzzy, of 



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Dublin ; re. to Richland and Leray, N. Y. ; ch., four sons and one 
daughter. — 8. Cyrus, b. Oct. 18, 1795 ; m., Nov. 25, 1823, Abigail 
Allison, dr. of Andrew A.: ch. (1) Betsey Evans, b. Aug. 22,1824, 
m., Feb. 8, 1849, Silas P. Frost, q. v. ; (2) David, b. Jan. 23, 1826 ; 
(3) Charles, b. Nov. 5, 1836; (4) Zaman, b. Aug. 13, 1839; (5) 
Henry Clay, b. Feb. 22, 1842, d. Sept. 9, 1843; (6) John Henry, 
b. Aug. 25, 1846. — 9. DAViD,b. Aug. 5, 1797 ; m.. May 27, 1820, 
Nancy Boutwell, of Leverett; r. Leverett, Wendell, Montague: 
ch. (1) Elmer, b. June 12, 1822, m., June 28, 1843, Sarah F. 
Graves, of Leverett, who d. Feb. 23, 1846, m. again ; (2) Catherine 
Lucretia, b. Aug. 23, 1824, m., Jan. 29, 1845, Samuel H. Rankin, 
of Montague, r. at Shelburne Falls, Mass. ; (3) Stillman Franklin, 
b. May 25, 1832 ; (4) Selby Maria, b. Oct. 19, 1836. — 10. Lucy, 
b. June 3, 1799 ; m., April 29, 1819, Heman Evans, who d. May 9, 
1819. Second h., m., Dec. 31, 1821, Asa Greenwood, son of Joshua 
G., 1st; had six ch. — 11. Julia, b. July 9, 1801 ; m., at Leray, 
N. Y., 1820, Eleazer Boardman ; had one son and three daughters. 
— 12. A DAUGHTER, d. young. — 13. Maria, b. March 6, 1804; 
m., Sept. 21, 1824, Artemas Piper, q. v. Second h., m., Jan. 28, 
1851, Samuel Allison ; r. Marlborough. — 14. Sally Elmina, b. 
July 11, 1811 ; d. March 24, 1843; ra., April, 1841, Calvin New- 
ton, of Marlborough ; one ch., a daughter. 

IX. Bela, fourth son of Benj. and Martha (F.) Mason, b. Oct. 1, 
1764; d. Jan. 6, 1841; m., May 12, 1785, Sally Norcross, dr. of 
Asa N. ; r. at Dublin till 1810, then re. to Sullivan, She d. March 
12, 1846, X. 78. Ch. : 1. Betsey, b. March 1, 1786 ; m., Nov. 22, 
1807, John Hoar, of Dublin, by whom she had two sons and one 
daughter. He d. Feb. 13, 1813, and she m., Jan. 31, 1823, Thomas 
C. Thomson, of Keene, and had, by that marriage, one son and two 
daughters. — 2. Rurus (Capt.),b. May 16, 1788; m., June 1, 1815, 
Prudence Woods, of Sullivan. He was selectman, 1817, 1818, 1819, 
and 1829; Rep. in 1840 and 1841 : ch. (1) Charles,b. June 28, 1816; 
m., March 22, 1841, Amanda Seward, of Sullivan; (2) Orlando, b. 
May 21, 1818 ; d. Aug. 3, 1823; (3) Sally Louisa, b. May 25, 1820, 
d. Aug. 5, 1823 ; (4) Orville, b. Aug. 13, 1822 ; (5) Orlando, b. June 
3, 1824; (6) Enoch Woods, b. July 18, 1826, d. Jan. 25, 1830; 
(7) A son, b. March 3, 1828, d. March 3, 1828 ; (8) Rufus Osgood, 
b. Jan. 22, 1830 ; (9) Helen Amanda Maria, b. Dec. 4, 1831 ; (10) 
Harriet Louisa Augusta, b. Jan. 18, 1834. — 3. James, b. April 27, 
1793; d. Sept. 21, 1825; m., Jan. 1, 1817, Miretta Osgood, of Sul- 
livan ; re. to Ontario, N.Y. : ch. (1) Ormond Osgood, b. Oct., 1817 ; 
(2) Emily Elvira, b. Sept., 1822; (3) James Orlo, b. Dec, 1823. 
— 4. Jesse, b. March 30, 1795 ; m., Nov. 24, 1817, Lois White, of 
Sullivan ; r. at Ontario, N. Y., and then at Coldwater, Mich. : ch. 
(1) Alcander; (2) Leander; (3) Esther; (4) Sophronia; (5) 
Sarah; (6) Jane. — 5. Jerusha, b. Aug. 7, 1797; m., Oct. 18, 
1824, Curtis Spaulding, of Sullivan ; r. Keene: ch., three sons and 
one daughter. — 6. Elijah, b. April 14, 1799; m., Feb., 1828, 
Amelia Hubbard, of Vernon, Vt. ; r. Vernon, Vt., where he d. : 
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370 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

ch. (1) Albert Elijah, b. Sept., 1829; (2) Erasus H. ; (3) Amelia 
Jane. — 7. Sybil, b. Aug. 25, 1803; m., Mayo, 1826, Ephraim 
Foster, of Sullivan; r. Keene ; six ch. — 8. Sally. 

Abel Maynard (Dr.), from Sudbury, Mass. ; b. May 3, 1753 ; 
d. Dec. 25, 1834; settled in Dublin, 1789; m. Mrs. Margaret 
Nicholas, of Tewksbury, Mass., who d. June 9, 1823, x. 75. Ch. : 

I. Lucinda, b. April 26, 1783; urn. II. Betsey, b. March 11, 
1786. III. Esther, b. Feb. 21, 1788 ; m. Vryling Sargent. Ch. : 
1. Mary D., b. Jan. 4, 1812 ; m. Sept. 8, 1833, Hubbard A. Ha- 
milton, son of Eli H. q. v. — 2. George, b. July 1, 1813 ; m. Han- 
nah Sweet Brown ; r. Boston : ch. (1) Mary Esthei-, b. Nov. 14, 
1843. He d. in Boston; interred in Dublin. Her 2d h. Alex- 
ander H. Wells. 

Israel Maynard, from Bolton, Mass., b. 1763 ; d. Aug. 21, 
1845 ; settled in Dublin, 1784, on lot 5, range 2 ; m. Deliverance 
Fife, of Bolton, b. 1763 ; d. June 1838, se. 75. Ch. : 

I. Dilley, b. April 16, 1786 ; m. William Earls ; r. Springfield, 
Vt. II. Lucy, b. July 5, 1791 ; d. March, 1823. III. Kezia, b. 
Feb. 2, 1793; m. Ezra Rider, son of Moses R., q.v. ; r. Keene. 
IV. Samuel, b. March 31, 1797; re. to Peterborough, 1816; m. 
and r. there. V. Emily, b. July 18, 1801 ; m. Samuel Cady, of 
Springfield, Vt., and r. there. 

James Mills, m., Feb. 7, 1782, Hannah Mason, dr. of Moses 
M., q. V. 

Philip Mills, and Anna his w., came from Needham, 1780; 
lived on lot 6, range 2. Philip Mills, and Philip Mills, jun., were 
taxed for the last time in 1797. 

Samuel Moore, from Londonderry, N.H., came to Dublin in 
1812, and settled on lots 6 and 7, range; house built on lot 7 ; m,, 
March 16, 1815, Abigail Knowlton, dr. of Deacon John K. ; b. 
Dec. 18, 1778. Ch.: 

I. Letitia, b. Jan. 3, 1816 ; m., June 11, 1837, Horace Butterfield. 
Ch. : 1. Abigail J., b. Nov. 20, 1837. — 2. John J., b. May 8, 
1839. H. Butterfield left his w. in 1838, and she m., April, 1845, 
William B. Smith ; r. Jaffrey. 

II. James, b. March 13, 1818; m., Sept. 24, 1846, Elmira 
Knowlton, b. Oct. 23, 1823, daughter of Silas K. Ch. : 1. Mary 
E., b. Sept. 28, 1848.— 2. Frank C, b. May 10, 1851. 

Thomas Morse, from Sherborn, b. Dec. 5, 1709 ; d. Jan. 7, 
1783; m. Mary Treadway, of Framingham, b. May 16, 1718, and 
d. Dec. 25, 1776. (See p. 132.) The following is an extract from 
the " Memorial of the Morses," by Rev. Abner Morse, A.M. : " A 
captain's commission was sent him (Thomas Morse) by the royal 
Governor Wentworth, of New Hampshire, to keep him loyal, which 



MORSE. 371 

be indignantly spurned ; and, ere hostilities commenced, he had 
three sons trained to volunteer at the first call, while he, advanced 
in years, remained at home with the others to carry on the fai'm, 
and encourage his fellow-citizens to patriotic efforts. He was pro- 
nounced by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 
who had much intercourse with him, to be the ' shrewdest man he 
ever knew.' " Ch. : 
^I. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1737-8; m., first, Abram Wheeler, of 
Keene : ch. 1. Polly. — 2. Susan. Second h., Ezekiel Newton, 
of Southborough, Mass. II. Ruth, b. Aug. 3, 1739; d. Aug. 1, 

1811, at Queensbury, Vt. ; m. Daniel Morse, q. v. 

III. Reuben, Esq., b. June 21, 1742; d. Aug. 27, 1810; m., 
June 1768, Abigail Mason ; who d. July 13, 1822. Of Mr. Morse, 
Rev. Abner Morse says : " He was a man of quick discernment, 
deep penetration, and sound judgment. He early and zealously 
espoused the cause of his country, and, throughout the conflict 
which achieved our independence, evinced a patriotism rarely sur- 
passed, and never questioned. He enlisted in the army of the 
Revolution, and fought with distinguished bravery in the battle at 
Ticonderoga. He enjoyed the entire confidence of his fellow- 
townsmen, and was honored with the highest offices in their gift ; 
the duties of which he discharged with ability, and an eye to the 
public good. He was a member of the Congregational Church, and 
a regular attendant upon the ordinances of the gospel, until the 
close of his active and useful life." Ch. : 1. Patty, b. April 28, 
1769; d. Jan. 11, 1835; m. Robert Muzzy, q. v. — 2. Reuben, 
jun., b. March 9, 1771 ; m. Betsey Hayward, dr. of Joseph H. ; r. 
Sullivan: ch. (1) Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1794; r. Milford, N.H. ; 
(2) Rebecca, b. March 13, 1796, d. Dec. 30, 1847 ; m., 1826, 
Charles Davis, Milford ; (3) Reuben, b. March 23, 1805, m., 1840, 
Melinda Lane. — 3. Hannah, b. March 25, 1773 ; m., 1796, Darius 
Gassett; r. Andover, Vt. : ch. (1) Sally; (2) Levy; (3) Lovell; 
(4)Selina; (5) Darius, d. ; (6) Darius; (7) Lotan ; (8)Bela: (9) 
Lucius; (10) Silas B. ; (11) Hannah; (12) Seneca; (13) Levina. 
— 4. Benjamin, Esq., b. July 21, 1775; m. Betsey Howe; r. 
Andover, Vt. : ch. (1) Lawson ; (2) Ira ;- (3) Eliza, d. ; (4) Ben- 
jamin ; (5) Eliza ; (6) Royal, counsellor-at-law, Cincinnati, Ohio ; 
(7) Edward, r. Cincinnati, Ohio; (8) Edwin; (9) Reuben; (10) 
John II., d. 1844, member of Union TheoL Sem. N. Y. — 5. Persis, 
b. April 28, 1779 ; m., April 28, 1799, Daniel Clary ; r. Camden, Me. : 
ch. (1) Daniel; (2) John. — 6. B el a, b. Aug. 12, 1783; d. Oct. 8, 
1827 ; m. Polly Bowers : ch. (1) Lucy B., b. April 26, 1800, m., May 
16, 1831, Alson Upton. She d. Dec. 28, 1834; (2) Bela, b. March 4, 

1812, m., Feb. 16, 1837, Mary Townsend : ch. 1. Elbridge D.,h. July 
11, 1847, d. March 26, 1850 ; 2. Ella J. C, b. Aug. 19, 1851 ; (3) 
Henry, b. March 7, 1816, m., March 14, 1842, Catharine Piper : ch. 
1. Lucy, b. Dec. 5, 1843 ; 2. Abhy, b. April 23, 1850 ; r. Charlestown, 
N.H. ; (4) Mary, b. Dec. 1814, d. March 14, 1835 ; (5) Benj. F., b. 
Dec. 12, 1818, m., Dec. 2, 1841, Harriet L. Stanley ; ch. 1. Bela B., 



372 REGISTETl OF FAMILIES. 

b. Dec. 25, 1842; 2. Franh 0., b. Nov. 25, 1850; (6) Eliza J., b. 
"May 19, 1822. — 7. Ebenezer (Dr.), b. Aug. 30, 1785; m., 1816, 
Esther Crafts ; r. Walpole, N.H. : cb. (1) John C, b. April 4, 1818 ; 
r. Boston ; m., Jan 2, 1851, Joanna P. Emmons : ch. 1. Frank, b. Oct. 
3, 1851 ; 2. Charles, b. Oct. 1, 1853, d. ; (2) Charles O., b. Oct. 25, 
1819, d. 1845 ; (3) George M. (M.D.), b. Aug. 27, 1821 ; m. 
Eleanor, dr. of Rev. Dr. Chase, Bishop of N.H. : ch. 1. Harriet, b. 
July 11, 1847; 2. Francis, b. Jan. 15, 1849, d. Sept. 1, 1849; 3. 
Charles, b. Dec. 2, 1850 ; 4. Sarah J., b. Dec. 26, 1853 ; (4) Edward 
E., b. Sept. 26, 1824, d. 1827 ; (5) Esther C, b. March 19, 1830; 
m., June 2, 1851, John W. Hayward ; (6) Henry L., b. Oct. 4, 1833 ; 
(7) Francis, b. July 23, 1838, d. 1840. — 8. Abigail, m. John Clary ; 
r. Jackson, Me. — 9. Asa, b. May 2, 1792 ; m., 1818, Hannah, dr. 
of Thaddeus M., sen. : ch. (1) Nancy, b. Dec. 2, 1820 ; (2) Charles, 
b. Jan. 13, 1822, m. ; (3) James, b. Sept. 1823, m. ; r. Worcester, 
Mass. ; (4 and 5) Hannah and Harriet, b. Jan. 24, 1826 ; Hannah 
d. July, 1844. — 10. Sarah. 

IV. Rachel, b. Feb. 13, 1744 ; m. Jabez Puffer, q. v. V. Silence, 
b. Aug. 19, 1745, d. Aug. 20, 1746. VI. Abigail, b. June 7, 1746, 
d. Aug. 26, 1825 ; m. Daniel Wilson ; r. Sullivan. Ch. : 1. Daniel, 
b. Nov. 11, 1770. — 2. Hannah, b. June 27, 1772; m. Moses 
Adams, jun. — 3. James, b. Feb. 22, 1774; killed at the battle of 
Plattsburg, Sept. 11, 1814; r. Keene ; ch. (1) Miranda; (2) Caro- 
line; (3) Matilda, b. Feb. 24, 1810; m. John Mason. — 4. John 
(Esq.), b. June 19, 1778 ; m. Betsey Nims ; r. Sullivan: ch. (1) Dau- 
phin, m. Ruth Mason ; (2) Charles F. ; (3) Harriet, m. Dr. Edward 
Barton, of S. Orange ; (4) Betsey M. For other ch. of James and 
John W., see " Memorial of the Morses." 

VII. Thomas, b. May 21, 1748 ; m. Patty Row ; re. to Canada. 
VIII. Sarah, b. April 24, 1750; m. Thaddeus Mason, q. v. 

IX. Ezra, b. Nov. 16, 1752 ; d. June 3, 1830 ; m., first, Jan. 7, 
1779, Agnes Swan, who d. Aug. 22, 1815. Ch. : 1. John, b. Dec. 
5, 1779; d. March 11, 1854; m., April 25, 1816, Hannah Wal- 
lingsford, who d. June, 1851, c. ; r. Dublin and Marlborough — 2. 
Ezra, b. Aug. 8, 1783 ; d. Nov. 4, 1826 ; m. Hannah Gilchrest; r. 
Rochester, N.Y. — 3. Jeremiah, b. Aug. 11, 1785; d. July 13, 1786. 
— 4. Nancy, b. April 6, 1789 ; m. William Parker, of Keene : ch. (1) 
Adaline ; (2) Jonathan ; (3) Jonas ; (4) Almeda ; (5) Mary ; (6) 
Wealthy Ann ; (7) William W. ; (8) Ellen ; (9) Caroline. — 5. 
Mary, b. Oct. 18, 1796; m., Nov. 9, 1817, Simeon Stanley, q. v. 
Second w. of Ezra M., sen., m., March 11, 1819, Meriam Wight. 

X. John (Major), b. June 19, 1854; d. Feb. 19, 1813; m., 
March 6, 1783, Hannah Adams, d. April 1853, dr. of Moses A., 
sen. " He served two campaigns in the war of the Revolution, 
without compensation, and contributed to hire three other soldiers. 
At the age of 23, he was chosen to represent the towns of Dublin 
and Marlborough in the Legislature, but declined. Subsequently, 
and at sundry times, he accepted the ofiice from the citizens of 
Dublin, the duties of which he discharged with honor to himself 



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and his constituents ; and he has left a reputation for sound sense, 
cool deliberation, strict integrity, and promptitude in fulfilling his 
engagements." — Mem. of the Morses, Appendix xliv. He lived 
on the homestead. Ch. : 1. Samuel, counsellor-at-law, Ci'oydon, 
N.H., b. Feb. 7, 1784; m., 1827, Chloe Carrol: ch. (1) Hannah, b. 
Nov. 1832. — 2. Abigail, b. May 7, 1788 ; um. — 3. Jesse 
(Deacon), b. July 15, 1792; r. on the homestead; um. — 4. 
Royal, b. Feb. 13, 1794. — 5. John, b. Jan. 21, 1799 ; d. March 
26, 1844, at Rock Island, 111., um. "In 1827, he engaged in mer- 
cantile business in the city of New York. Here, in 1830, he 
united with the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Spring pastor, and 
subsequently evinced the efficiency of the faith he had embraced. 
In 1836, he removed to Rock Island. At the organization of the 
Presbyterian Church, he became a member and elder, and was the 
superintendent and the life and soul of the sabbath-school. As a 
man and consistent Christian, he was universally respected, and by 
the members of the church he was cherished as a brother peculiarly 
and emphatically beloved." 

XL Jonathan, b. May 23, 1756; d. Dec. 1812; m., Sept. 11, 
1783, Thankful Smith; r. Dublin and Leicester, Vt. (See Mr. 
Mason's Address, p. 21.) Ch. : 1. Thankful, b. Aug, 14, 1784; 
m. Daniel Noyes, of Salisbury, Vt., and had nine ch. — 2. Achsah, 
b. Jan. 28, 1786; m., 1st, Benjamin Cuthbert, 2d, Daniel Cross, 
and had eleven ch. — 3. Betsey, b. June 24, 1788; m. Wheeler 
Clark, and had five ch. — 4. Anna, b. at Leicester; m., 1815, 
Thomas Eaird. — 5. Joseph, b. Feb. 1796; m. Patty Merriara, 
and had live ch. — 6. Jonathan, b. Nov. 3, 1801 ; m. Louisa 
Johnson, of WaUingford, Vt., and had two ch. : (1) Ethan ; (2) 
Belinda. — 7. Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1806 ; m. Hiram Baird, of Chit- 
tenden, Vt. 

XIIL Amos, b. Oct. 7, 1760 ; m., Aug. 4, 1783, Abigail Rollins ; 
lived on lot 18, range 4; re. from Dublin, 1793 or 4. Ch. : 1. 
Amos, b. Dec. 26, 1784.-2. James, b. Feb. 22, 1787. — 3. Fanny, 
b. May 30, 1790. — 4. Robert, d. at Barre, Vt. — 5. Luther. — 
6. Joseph. — 7. Henry. 

Eli Morse (Deacon), b. Sept. 16, 1722; d. July 18, 1814; a 
weaver by trade ; m. Sarah Chenery, of Sherborn ; settled on lot 
13, range 5, previously owned by Alexander Scott. He was the 
son of Nathaniel M., b. Jan. 23, 1685, and d. Feb. 1778. Natha- 
niel M. was the son of Joseph M., b. 1640, and d. 1689 ; and Joseph 
was the son of John, oldest child of Samuel Morse, of Dedham, 
Mass., b. in England, 1585, re. to New England, 1635, and settled 
in Dedham, 1637. Thomas Morse, the register of whose de- 
scendants precedes this of Eli Morse, was the son of James M., 
b. July 1, 1686, and d. June 5, 1725. James M. was the son of 
Joseph M., and his father Joseph was the third son of Samuel Morse, 
who settled in Dedham. Thomas and Eli M., therefore, were both 
of the fifth generation of this branch of the Morse family ; Thomas 



374 REGISTER OF FAMIIJES. 

being the descendant of Joseph, the third son, and Eli of John, the 
oldest son of Samuel. The eh. of Eli and Sarah (Chenery) Morse, 
were: 

I. Isaac, b. Aug. 17, 17G0 ; d. Feb. 13, 1848 ; m., 1788, Sarah 
Smith; lived on lot 21, range 4; re. to Leicester, Vt. Ch. : 1. 
LuciNDA, b. Aug. 15, 1789, d. Oct. 26, 1813.— 2. Sarah, b. July 
28, 1796 ; d. Dec. 18, 1831 ; m. Horace Parmeter, Brandon, Vt. : 
ch. (1) Sarah, d. July 27, 1823. — 3. Eliza, b. Dec. 12, 1798; m., 
1812, Justus Morse, son of Peter M., sen.; r. Leicester, Vt. — 

4. Isaac, b. May 1, 1801 ; m., March 5, 1828, Polly Reynolds; 
r. Leicester, Vt. : ch. (1) Eliza, b. Dec. 23, 1828 ; (2) Albert, b. 
Jan. 23, 1831 ; (3) Hiram N., b. July 9, 1834. 

II. Peter, b. Dec. 15, 1761 ; d. Nov. 15, 1823 ; m., 1794, Deborah 
Cobleigh, of Templeton ; settled in Dublin, 1793, on lot 14, range 

5. Ch. : 1. Alona, b. Nov. 17, 1795 ; d. March 30, 1853 ; m. 
Samuel Stone: ch. (1) Samuel; (2) Leonard. — 2. Justus, b. Dec. 
13, 1797; d. July 12, 1845 ; m. Eliza Morse, his cousin: ch. (1) 
Eliza A., b. March 18, 1824; (2) Joseph B., b. Jan. 13, 1827.-3. 
Peter, b. Jan. 10, 1800 ; m., Dec. 27, 1825, Hannah Gleason, dr. 
of Phinehas G. : ch. (1) Hannah, b. June 4, 1826 ; r. Boston ; (2) 
Granville, b. Dec. 7, 1828 ; m. Achsah A. Gates, of Marlborough ; 
(3) Maria Ann, b., March 15, 1833 ; (4) George Hill, b. Jan. 1, 
1836; (5) Henry H., b. June 5, 1841. — 4. David, b. June 13, 
1802; m., Jan. 1832, Betsey Smith; r. Leicester, Vt. — 5. Na- 
than, b. Nov. 7, 1806 ; d. 1854 ; m., 1830, Jane Robbe ; r. Stoddard : 
ch. (1) Nathan, b. Feb. 20, 1831 ; (2) Edward, b. Oct. 4, 1832 ; 
(3) Mary, b. May 6, 1834 ; (4) Van Buren, b. July 3, 1835 ; (5) 
Ellen, b. March 26, 1838; (6) Sylvia, b. Dec. 21, 1839; (7) 
Martha, b. Aug. 3, 1841 ; (8) George, b. June, 1843. — 6. Betsey, 
b. Aug. 1, 1811 ; m. Daniel Townsend, q. v. — 7. Mary, b. Oct. 12, 
1814; m. Nov. 14, 1839, George Taylor; r. Keene. 

in. Thaddeus (Esq.), b. June 23, 1763 ; d. Sep. 30, 1841 ; m., 
1790, Betsey Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M.; d. Dec. 15, 1845; lived 
on the homestead. Ch. : 1. Betsey, b. Feb. 4, 1791 ; m. William 
Greenwood, son of Joshua G., 1st, q. v. — 2. Asenath, b. May 
24, 1793, d. Jan. 9, 1853; um. — 3. Hannah, b. Jan. 21, 1796; 
m., 1818, Asa Morse, q. v. ; r. Dublin and Charlestown, N.H. — 4. 
Thaddeus, b. Jan. 28, 1800 ; m., Jan. 28, 1823, Serena Appleton, 
dr. of Francis A.; lives on the homestead: ch. (1) William Apple- 
ton, b. Feb. 10, 1824; m., Dec. 8, 1853, Emily Austin; r. at the 
" Farm School," Thompson's Island, Boston ; (2) Mary E., b. June 
15, 1826, d. April 1, 1853; m., April 30, 1848, Rev. Samuel 
Clark, of Athol, q. v ; (3) Sophia Jane, b. Dec. 16, 1828, d. Sept. 
20, 1850 ; (4) Ellen, b. Feb. 25, 1832 ; (5) Harriet A., b. March 
28, 1840; (6) Francis Appleton, b. Feb. 15, 1843. — 5. Sally, 
b. March 10, 1802 ; m., April 12, 1821, Moses Adams, q. v. — 6. 
Louisa, b. June 17, 1809 ; m.. May 4, 1828, Moses Crombie, q. v. 
— 7. Harriet, b. April 16, 1809; m., Sept. 22, 1835, John 
Gleason, q. v. — 8. Joseph, b. June 27, 1805; m., May 2, 1839, 



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Jane Warren: cli. (1) Emily L., b. 1840; (2) Charles Willis, b. 
Dec. 1848. 

IV. Sarah, b. 1767, d. V. Sarah, b. 17G9; m. Andrew Alli- 
son, q. V. 

MiCAH Morse, b. in Holliston, 1729; m., 1st, Mary Fairbanks; 
2d w., m. about 17G4, Elizabeth Johnson ; came to Dublin about 
1768, and settled on lot 6, range 5. He was a descendant of Daniel 
Morse, the 2d son of Samuel M. of Dedham. His father's name 
was Paul, b. 1700, and d. 1760 ; and Paul was the son of Jonathan, 
b. 1667 ; who was the son of Jonathan, b. 1643 ; who was the son 
of Daniel, son of Samuel, of Dedham. The eh. of Mieah Morse, 
who d. in the Revolutionary War, were : 

I. Micah, b. Oct. 27, 1755, and d. Oct. 30, 1756. II. Drury, b. 
Aug. 16, 1757 ; d. Nov. 16, 1820 ; m., first, Sept. 23, 1779, Molly 
(Mary) Wait, widow of Josiah W. ; c. Second w., m., Jan. 5, 1809, 
Bethiah Symonds, widow of Daniel S. ; c. III. Mary, b. April 11, 

1760; m. Beman, of Riga, N.Y. ; c. By his second w. he 

had, IV., Anna, b. in Conway, Mass., July 25, 1771 ; m., June 11, 
1800, Benjamin Marshall, son of Aaron M., q. v. 

Daniel Morse, b. July 27, 1735 ; d. 1808 ; m., Jan. 25, 1758, 
Ruth Morse, dr. of Thomas M. He was the brother of Micah M., 
son of Daniel; settled on lot 11, range 8; re. to Underbill or 
Queensbury, Vt., about 1800. Ch, : 

I. Micah, b. in Holliston, Oct. 27, 1759; m. Sally Parkhurst ; r. 
Danville, N.Y. ; a tanner by trade, and, before he re. from Dublin, 
had a tannery on lot 9, range 5 : ch. 1. Joseph, b. Jan. 4, 1792 ; d. 
Dec. 23, 1792. II. Daniel, b. in Holliston, July 28, 1761 ; d. May 
14, 1847 ; m., first, 1783, Abigail Adams, dr, of Joseph A.; second 
w., Jane Grimes : ch. 1. Prudence, b. at Dublin, Sept. 19, 1784. — 
2. Daniel, b. April 9, 1792 ; m., Nov. 3. 1816, Dilla Colgrave, of 
Fairfax, Vt. ; d. 1838 ; r. Enosburgh, Vt.. : ch. (1) E. H. M. Dorman, 
of 111. ; (2) Joshua, of Enosburgh ; (3) Jane, of Grafton, Mass. ; 
(4) A. D. Judson ; (5) Silas. — 3 and 4. John and Alpheus, b, 
at Hancock, Feb. 14, 1804. Ch. of John : (1) Francis Wayland; 
(2) Harriet E.; (3) Sarah. Ch. of Alpheus : (1) Dwight; (2) 
Eveline. — 5. Ezekiel P., b. 1808, at Westford, Vt. : ch. (1) Al- 
bert ; (2) James ; (3) Alpheus. — 6. James, b. Sept. 1810, at 
Westford, Vt. 

III. Paul, b. Nov. 15, 1765, and is said, in the "Memorial of the 
Morses," to have been the first male ch. b. in DubHn ; but the 
claim to this distinction is disputed, the honor of such a birth given 
to Robert McNee. (See p. 132.) Paul M. m. Betsey Russell. Ch. : 
1. Betsey, b. Nov. 16, 1794; re. to Bethel, Me. IV. Mary, b. 
April 5, 1766; m. William Upton, q. v. V. Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 
1768 ; m. : ch. 1. Simon. — 2. Lawson, r. Milton, Vt. VI. Thomas, 
b. Dec. 3, 1769 ; m. Sally Grimes ; r. Salisbury, N.H. VII. Levi, 
b. Jan. 8, 1772 ; m. Sally . Ch. : 1. Sally, b. Aug. 20, 1800. 



376 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

— 2. Ruth, b. Feb. 7, 1802. — 3. Calvin, b. Jan. 7, 1804. — 4. 
Ira. — 5. Anderson. — 6. Levl — 7. Clark ; r. Underbill, Vt. 
VIII. Sarah, b. Jan. 12, 1777; m. Nathan Brooks. IX. Ruth, b. 
Sept. 1, 1779. X. Joel, b. Jan. 20, 1782 ; m. in New York. 

Gershom Morse, from Natick, b. May 1, 1776 ; d. March 1851 ; 
m., July 25, 1799, Lydia Billings, of Lincoln, Mass., b. Sept. 19, 
1776; d. May 19, 1835. He was a descendant of the seventh 
generation from Samuel Morse, of Dedham. He was the youngest 
of twelve ch., seven of whom d. within forty-three days of each other, 
in 1777, of the "throat distemper," or scarlet fever. Ch. : 

I. Addison, b. Oct. 24, 1808 ; d. Aug. 19, 1848; m., Jan. 6, 1834, 
Belinda Emerson, of Boothbay, Me., b. Oct. 26, 1808 : ch, 1. Lydia 
Ann, b. Oct. 22, 1834; m., Nov. 14, 1853, James A. Mason, son 
of Dexter M. 

Solomon Morse, b. Nov. 21, 1775; d. Nov. 17, 1825; a de- 
scendant from Samuel M., of Dedham, through his third son Joseph ; 
m. Mary Vail, of Upton, Mass. ; r. New Salem, Jaffrey, and Dub- 
lin. Ch. : 

I. Bradford ; m. Caroline Pettingill, of Peterborough. II. 
Rosanna ; m. Cromwell Aldrich, of Upton. III. Brigham ; m. 
Henrietta Frost: ch. 1. Charles C. — 2. Gustavus A. IV. 
Angelina; m. Frederic Livingston, of Peterborough. V. Mary. 
VI. Cyrus; d. ae. 19, studying for the ministry. 

David Morse, b. 1743 ; brother of Micah and Daniel Morse; 
m. Esther Sanger, b. Nov. 23, 1742, and d. Aug. 25, 1805. On 
what lot he lived is not known to us ; but he had a son and dr. b. 
in Dublin, and re. to Framingham, Mass. Ch. : 

L Benjamin, b. March 31, 1769; m. Sarah M'Lafflin. IL 
Sarah, b. 1771; d. June 18, 1844; m. Phinehas Lyman. III. 
Luther, b. at Framingham, Nov. 13, 1773; m. Tirzah Field, of 
Winchester, N.H. David M. had five other ch. 

John Muzzy, and his w., Hannah settled on lot 1 6, range 8. Ch. : 
I. John, b. Jan. 8, 1769 ; d. Sept. 9, 1777. IL Abigail, b. Sept. 
19, 1772; d. Sept. 17, 1777. IIL John, b. Sept. 3, 1778. IV. 
Reuben, b. June 11, 1780. The widow Abigail Muzzy, supposed 
to be the mother of John M., sen., d. Dec. 6, 1777. This name is 
sometimes written Muzzey ; and Mussey, according to John Far- 
mer, is the same name differently spelled. 

Robert Muzzy (Lieut.) settled in Dublin before the year 1770. 
(See p. 150.) Some years after the close of the Revolutionary 
War, he left his family, and went to the State of N.Y. He d. at 
Sandy Creek, Sept. 9, 1831. £e. 93. Ch. : 

L Robert, d. Feb. 2, 1829 ; re. to Richland, N.Y., 1817 or 18 ; 
m., April 28, 1789, Martha Morse, dr. of Reuben M. Ch. : 1. 



NEWELL. NOIICROSS. NUTTING, PARKER. 377 

Joseph, b. July 28, 1789; m., April 1, 1813, Selby Mason, dr. of 
Benjamin M., 2d. ; r. Le Ray or Champion, N.Y. — 2. Nabbt, b. 
July 15, 1791; d. March 14, 1845; m. Andrew Templeton; r. 
Lodi, N.Y. — 3. Calvin, b. June 23, 1793 ; r. Bloomingdale, 111. — 
4. Robert, b. July 12, 1795 ; r. Adams, N.Y. — 5. Franklin, b. 
Sept. 11, 1797; d. Nov. 1838. — 6. Patty, b. Dec. 2, 1799; r. 
Elk Creek, Pa. — 7. Hannah, b. March 17, 1802. — 8. Thomas, 
b. April 11, 1804 ; r. Sandy Creek. — 9. Nelson, b. June, 29, 1806 ; 
r. Sandy Creek. — 10. Addison (Rev.), b. Sept. 20, 1808 ; a 
Congregationalist ; r. Bristolville, O. — 11. Lawson (Rev.), b. 
Jan. 12, 1812; a Baptist; r. Norwich, Conn. — 12. Isaac, b. July 
29, 1814 ; r. Sandy Creek. 

Alline Newell, from Jaffrey ; m. Mrs. Sally Twitchell, widow 
of Reuben T., dr. of Col. Abel Wilder ; settled on lot 8, range 6 ; 
re. first to Northfield, Mass., then to Putney, Vt., where he still 
r. Ch. : 

I. Alline Sprague, m. ; r. California. II. L. W. Leonard, m. ; 
r. California. III. Ira, b. 1825; d. Jan. 10, 1828. IV. Sarah, 
m. ; r. Putney. 

Asa Norcross, with his w. Elizabeth, lived on lot 7, range 
6. Ch. : 

I. Lucy, b. June 1, 1760. IL Phebe, b. June 30, 1764; m. 
Benjamin Mason, 2d, q.v. IIL Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1766. IV. 
Sarah, b. .Tune 10, 1768 ; m. Bela Mason, q. v. V. Asa, b. May 
25, 1770. VL Moses, b. Feb. 5, 1772; d. April 5, 1773. VIL 
Moses, b. Aug. 5, 1773 ; d. Ajiril 12, 1774. 

David Gray Nutting, and Judith his w., came from Temple, 
Jan. 21, 1779; settled on lot 6, range 8. Ch. : 

I. David. IL Judith. III. Molly Smith, b. Sept. 2, 1779. 
IV. Nabby, b. June 1, 1782. V. Joseph, b. Nov. 2, 1784. 

John Pain, and Anna (Neal) Pain his w., came from Needham, 
Mass., and, in 1822 (Mrs. Pain having d. some years before this 
date), he re. to Me. Ch. : 

I. Joanna, b. at Needham, Oct. 21, 1778. II. Daniel, b. at 
Needham, July 1, 1780. Nancy, b. March 3, 1782 ; m., Jan. 7, 
1813, John Dodge, of Jaffrey. IV. Mary Phillips, b. July 23, 
1785. V. John, b. April 9, 1787. VI. Thomas Neal, b. March 
15, 1789. VII. Ruth, b. Oct. 23, 1792. VIH. Ashley, b. Jan. 
31, 1795. IX. William James, b. June 4, 1797. X. Charles, b. 
March 28, 1799. XL Cornelius, b. Nov. 22, 1802. 

John G. Parker (Dr.), b. in Peterborough, July 2, 1819 ; 

graduated at Norwich University, Vt., 1847; M. D. at Dartmouth, 

May 12, 1852; began the practice of medicine in Dublin, Aug. 12, 

1852; m.. May 17, 1853, Isabel E. Hard, b. Jan. 26, 1831, dr. of 

48 



378 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Smith H. of Lempster, N. H. Ch. : I. James Fredelle, b. April 

9, 1854. 

Levi Partridge, and Lydia his w., settled on lot 16, range 4. 
He was in the town as early as 1762. He re. to Keene. Ch. : 

I. Levi, b. April 28, 17G8 ; d. IL Lydia, b. July 30, 1769. HL 
Levi, b. March 13, 1771 ; d. Aug. 16, 1777. IV. Asa, b. Oct. 3, 
1772. V. Ehoda, b. Oct. 25, 1774. VL Anna, b. July, 1778. 

Ivory Perry, from Sherbom; b. Nov. 21, 1743; d. July 22, 
1808 ; settled, 1767, on lot 2, range 2, purchased by his father, 
Moses Perry; m., Sept. 3, 1767, Kezia Broad, b. Jan. 19, 1747, 
dr. of Thomas B., of Needham ; d. Dec. 3, 1842. Mr. P. came 
to Dublin before 1767, worked at clearing land, and built a framed 
house. Ch. : 

L John, b. June 12, 1768; m., June 15, 1800, Esther Emery, 
dr. of Amos E. She was b. Dec. 31, 1780. Ch. : 1. Caroline, 
b. April 1, 1801; m., Dec. 27, 1826, John Snow, Esq., q.v. — 2. 
Thomas, b. Jan. 30, 1803; m. 1854; lives on the homestead. — 

3. LucRETiA E., b. June 28, 1805; m., Oct. 16, 1833, Calmer 
Harris, b. Sept. 12, 1805, son of Bethuel H.; r. Suncook, N. H.— 

4. John, jun., b. Aug. 29, 1807; m., Nov. 16, 1837, Elmira Jewell, 
of Jaffrey, b. Dec. 18, 1807 : ch. (1) Catharine E., b. Jan. 20, 
1838 ; (2) Harriet, b. May 16, 1839, d. Oct. 10, 1839 ; (3) Mary S., 
b. Aug. 17, 1842 ; (4) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 9, 1844 ; (5) Harriet, b. 
Aug. 24, 1846 ; (6) Elwin, b. Aug. 1, 1848. — 5. Orpha B., b. 
June 7, 1809. — 6. Mary A., b. Oct. 26, 1811. — 7. Catharine E., 
b. Oct. 16, 1813 ; d. Aug. 27, 1847. — 8. Amos E., b. May 5, 1816 ; 
m., Dec. 2, 1846, Sophia More, b. 1827, in Jaffrey: ch. (1) Enrico 
H., b. Feb. 28, 1848 ; (2) Frederick A., b. March 24, 1850 ; (3) 
John G., b. Sept. 11, 1853. — 9. Moses K., b. July 22, 1819 ; m., 
April 18, 1848, Louisa A. Stanley, b. 1828 : ch. (1) Ellen M., b. 
Oct. 15, 1849 ; (2) Kirk T., b. June 16, 1852. 

IL Moses, b. Dec. 12, 1769; d. March 24, 1818; m. first, Nov., 
1806, Persis Townsend, of Mason, d. May, 1814. Ch. : 1. Betsey, 
b. May, 1808; m., 1833, David Gray, of Peterborough; r. Mont- 
pelier, Vt. — 2. Kezia, b. March, 1810 ; m., 1836, WiUiam Carly, 
Peterborough, and r. there. The 2d w., m. Nov. 15, 1815, of 
Moses P. was Esther Colburn, of Langdon, N. H. 

lU. Eebecca, b. Oct. 2, 1771 ; d. 1852 ;' m., Nov., 1798, Joshua 
Townsend, of Mason; re. to Yt. IV. Thomas, b. July 11, 1774; 
d. Aug. 15, 1774. V. Lydia, b. Aug. 28, 1775 ; m., Sept., 1797, 
Thaddeus Mason, jun., q. v. 

VI. Ivory, jun., b. Aug. 6, 1777 ; m., June, 1802, Lucy Hayward, 
dr. of Joseph H., sen. Ch. : 1. Charles, b. April 3, 1803 ; m., Oct. 

10, 1827, Mary Ann Salter, b. Dec. 3, 1808, in Peterborough: ch. 
(1) Charles F., b. April 26, 1847. — 2. George, b. Aug. 11, 1804; 
m., June, 1834, Mary Jonson, of Hudson, N. H. ; re. to Manches- 
ter, N. H., where he d. Oct. 4, 1841. — 3. Thomas, 2d, b. Jan. 17, 



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1806; m., Nov., 1837, Cynthia Millikin, b. May 10, 1809: ch. (1) 
Nancy A., b. Aug. lo, 1843; (2) Mary C, b. Jan. 12, 1846.— 

4. Rebecca, b. Nov. 22, 1807; m„ Nov. 16, 1833, Philip Hardy, 
of Peterborough; re. to Lowell, where she d. Feb. 21, 1841. — 

5. SusAKNA, b. Oct. 3, 1809. — 6. Lucy H., b. Dec. 5, 1810.— 

7. Ivory, jun., b. Nov. 28, 1812 ; m., July 13, 1842, Hannah 
Barrett, b. Jan. 28, 1821, in Hudson, N. H. : ch. (1) Ivory A., b. 
June 17, 1843, d. Sept. 24, 1843; (2) Charles H., b. Nov. 21, 
1844, d. Sept. 26, 1846; (3) Sarah S. L, b. Nov. 25, 1846, d. July 

15, 1850 ; (4) George, b. July 24, 1849 ; (5) Daniel W., b. June 

21, 1852. 

VIL Kezia, b. April 21, 1780 ; d. April 20, 1790. VIIL Debo- 
rah, b. Jan. 19, 1784 ; m., April, 1802, Abel Wilder, jun., q. v. IX. 
Susanna, b. May 28, 1787 ; d. May 1, 1790. X. Thomas, b. Sept. 
24, 1793 ; d. Oct. 5, 1796. 

Jonathan Perry, from Menotomy, now West Cambridge ; b. 
March 4, 1757 ; d. Aug. 20, 1824 ; settled in Dublin, 1798, on lot 

8. range 4 ; m., June 29, 1780, Betty Hill, fourth ch. of Zachariah 
and Rebecca H., of West Cambridge. She was b. Jan. 19, 1763 ; 
d. Nov. 8, 1842. Ch.: 

I. Jonathan, b. March 5, 1782; left Dublin, 1803 ; m., April 17, 
1808, Rebecca Wellington, only ch. of Benjamin and Polly W., 
of Danvers, Mass., with whom he lived till their death. Ch. : 1. 
Jonathan. — 2. Mary Hill. — 3. Benjamin W. — 4. Rebecca. 

— 5. Horatio. — 6. James. — 7. Harriet. — 8. Edwin. — 

9. Henry. 

IL Elizabeth, b. Jan. 6, 1784; left Dublin, 1803; m., Feb. 1, 
1810, Charles Hill, a maternal cousin, oldest son of Zachariah and 
Abigail H., of West Cambridge. Ch. : 1. Charles. — 2. Darius. 

— 3. Joseph. — 4. George. — 5. Martha, d. — 6. Mary. — 
7. Martha. 

IIL Rebecca, b. Dec. 27, 1785; left Dublin, 1807 ; m., Nov. 29, 
1812, Samuel Fowls, a maternal cousin, only ch. of Nathaniel and 
Love F., of Danvers, with whom they lived. Ch. : 1. Rebecca. 

— 2. Samuel. — 3. Louisa. — 4. Martha. — 5. William. — 

6. Ruth. — 7. Joseph Braman. — 8. Mary Parker. 

IV. Benjamin, b. Nov. 14, 1787; m., March 29, 1812, Susan 
Sheldon, b. May 7, 1792, in Beverly, Mass., w^here they lived till 
April, 1821, when they re. to Dublin, and settled on the " Sprague 
Place," lot 9, range 5. He d. Sept. 10, 1849. Ch.: 1. Susan, b. 
March 4, 1813 ; m., July 7, 1836, Charles A. Hamilton, q. v. — 2. 
Sarah, b. April 20, 1815 ; m., Oct., 1835, David Taggart, son of 
John T., jun., q. v. ; r. Bronson, Mich. — 3. Benjamin, b. March 

22, 1817; d. at Philadelphia, Oct. 18, 1842. — 4. Joseph, b. April 

16, 1819 ; m., Oct. 22, 1845, Maria Rice, of Freedom, N.H.; lives 
on the homestead. — 5. Oliver H., b. June 19, 1821; m. in Bos- 
ton, Oct., 1844; and his w. d. April, 1845. He was a lieutenant 
in the Mexican War, and, in 1849, went to California, where he 



380 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Still r. — 6. Maria E., b. June 24, 1824 ; d. May 12, 1826. — 7. 
Maria E., b. Dec. 31, 1826; m., April 12, 1849, Henry C. Piper; 
d. Dec. 28, 1849. — 8. Ltdia S., b. March 31, 1829; m., Oct. 15, 
1850, George H. Gowing, q.v. — 9. John S., b. April 23, 1832; 
d. March, 1837. — 9. Edwin, b. May 16, 1834 ; d. Oct. 17, 1836. 
V. Ruth, b. Nov. 21, 1789; left Dublin, 1808; lived in Boston, 
Danvers, Beverly, Salem, and some other places ; m.. May 29, 
1834, Samuel Derby; and, after her h. d., re. to Chelsea, Mass. 
VI. Lois, b. Feb. 6, 1792 ; m. Joseph Proctor, of Lyndeborough, 
and settled in Danvers. Ch. : 1. Charles. — 2. Louisa. — 
3. Elmira. — 4. Matilda. — 5. Alfred. 

VII. Polly (Mary), b. April 30, 1794; m. Daniel Proctor, of 
Lyndeborough, where, after living in several places, they settled. 
Ch. : 1. John. — 2. Mart. — 3. Lydia. — 4. Susan. 

VIII. Charles, b. Nov. 27, 1796 ; m., 1822, Mary Berry, of 
Beverly, and r. in that town. Ch. : 1. Caroline. — 2. Charles. 

— 3. IMart Jane. — 4. Albert. — 5. George. — 6. Ellen. — 
7. William Harrison. — 8. Isabella. 

IX. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 26, 1799 ; after living in several places, 
and teaching several winter schools, m. Emma Thorndike Dodge, 
3d dr. of Thomas and Emma D., of Beverly ; settled on the home- 
stead ; re. to Peterborough, 1846, having previously sold the farm. 
Ch. : 1. Emma Thorndike, b. Oct. 9, 1826. — 2. Ebenezer 
Herbert, b. Oct. 5, 1829 ; r. California. — 3. Lucy Elizabeth, 
b. Jan. 5, 1832.-4. George Sidney, b. Sept. 22, 1834. — 5. 
Ehoda Ann, b. Dec. 19, 1836. — 6. John Arthur, b. Nov. 18, 
1838.-7. Thomas Allen, b. Dec. 23, 1840.-8. Alfred, b. 
Sept. 24, 1843. — 9. Serene Frances, b. April 18, 1846. 

X. Jefferson, b. Jan. 9, 1802 ; went to Beverly ; m. Abigail 
Friend; re. to Danvers. Ch. : 1. Abigail. — 2. Ellen. 

XI. James J., b. Aug. 18, 1804 ; m. Maria Friend ; r. Danvers. 
Ch. : 1. James Albert. — 2. William Francis. — 3. Adelaide. 

— 4. Horace Derby. 

Richard Phillips, from Smithfield, R. I. ; b. Sept. 4, 1754 ; 
revolutionary soldier and pensioner; d. Nov. 18, 1834; settled in 
Dublin, 1781, on lot 12, range 5 ; m. in Rutland, Mass., 1778, 
Olive Evans, dr. of David E., of Hopkinton, Mass., b. March 7, 
1755, d. April 10, 1850. Ch. : 

I. Richard, b. March 25, 1779 ; d. Aug. 25, 1788. IL James, 
b. May 13, 1781 ; d. Sept. 4, 1788. 

III. George Washington, b. March 2, 1783; m., Oct. 7, 1804, 
Lucinda Bemis, of Marlborough. He d. in the army during the 
war with Great Britain. Ch. : 1. Freelove P., b. June 10, 
1805 ; m. Otis Phillips ; and d. at Worcester, July 28, 1853 ; ch., 
n.u. — 2. Lucinda W., b. March 21, 1807; d. April 15, 1847; 
m., June 8, 1831, WilHam Wilson, jun., of Keene. — 3. Elvira, 
b. May 10, 1809; d. July 30, 1827; m., June 1, 1825, Oilman 
Grimes, of Hancock. — 4. George W. A., b. June 16, 1811 ; m. 
Oct. 15, 1830. 



PIERCE. 381 

IV. Olive, b. Jan. 12, 1785; m. first, Oct. 7, 1803, Ebenezer 
Ballard. He d. Jan. 11, 1811. Ch. : 1. Richaed, b. June 21, 
1808; d. April 9, 1810. — 2. James, b. May 11, 1810; m., Sept. 
15, 1836, Rebecca Souther; r. Boston. She d. March 10, 1847; 
ch., n.u. Second w., m. Jan. 25, 1849, Levina Ford, of Marsh- 
field, Mass. 

The 2d h. of Olive Bullard was Richard Phillips, of Roxbury, 
N.H.; m. June 28, 1826. Ch. : 1. Freelove, b. Feb. 5, 1827; 
m., Aug. 30, 1846, Isaiah Souther, of Boston. — 2. Andrew, b. 
June 10, 1828; d. Sept. 19, 1828. — 3. Rebecca, b. July 13, 
1829; d. July 14, 1829. — 4. William, b. Sept. 25, 1831. 

Asa Pierce, from Weston ; m. Pike, sister of Lieut. J. 

Allen's w. ; settled, 1786 or '7, on the southern half of lot 2, range 
3 ; d. after a few years, leaving two ch., n. u. His widow m., July 
29, 1790, Thomas Davison; re. to Jaffrey. 

Silas Pierce (Capt.), b. in Shirley, Mass., 1750 ; d. Nov. 22, 
1809 ; m. Hannah Woods, dr. of Gen. Woods, of Pepperell. " He 
purchased, 1790, the farm of Asa Pierce (no relation), with the 
exception of the widow's third, and a part of the Hogg or Shepherd 
farm. He was an officer in the army of the Revolution during the 
war. The late Gov. Benjamin Pierce is said to have been his 
cousin, and to have been, for a time, his waiter in the army. Capt. 
P. was wounded in the left arm, in consideration of which, a pen- 
sion was granted to him. His arm was rendered stiff by the 
wound. He was a stout, thick-set man, with a Roman nose, and 
commanding personal presence. After the war, he moved to Peter- 
borough, went into ti-ade at Hunt's Corner, soon failed by some bad 
management of a partner, and was left laden with debts. He and 
his wife now laid aside all show of gentility, to which they had 
before made some claim ; moved into a log-house on the hill east 
of the house of the Hayes family ; went to work, — he as a layer 
of stone-wall for fence, she as a weaver. They soon moved into 
better quarters, but still humble, near the house which he after- 
wards built, in which Moses Fairbanks now lives. They both 
worked very hard many years, paid off their old debts and pur- 
chases of real estate, and acquired the means, with the aid of a 
small property left to Mrs. P. by the will of her father, to pass the 
latter years of their lives in comparative ease and comfort. But 
he did not live long to enjoy his improved condition. They were 
both much respected. The widow Pierce m. James Brazer, Esq., 
of Groton, Mass., a wealthy merchant of that place." 

Stephex Pierce, a tanner ; worked for Joseph Hay ward, jun., 
and lived on his farm, lot 13, range 6 ; re. to Chesterfield, N. H., 
1822. Ch. : 

I. Mary M., m. June 21, 1821, Salmon Blodgett. Ch. : 1. Mart 
Williams, b. Jan. 11, 1822. — 2. Walter Morris, b. Dec. 11, 



382 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

1823. II. Lucretia, m., 1827, Cyrus Powers, q.v. [For "Silas 
Pierce, 2d," page 299, read Stephen Pierce.^ 

Charles W. Pierce (Col.), from Jaffrey; b. Aug. 27, 1812; 
m., May 27, 1835, Abbie G. Gowing, dr. of James G., b. May 15, 
1811 ; re. to Dublin, May 7, 1838 ; purchased the mill formerly 
owned by Samuel Twitchell, Esq., on lot 7, range 1, and the house 
built by William Stanley, 1812. Ch. : 

I. Phebe, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 18, 1836. II. Charles Henry, b. 
in Jaffrey, June 6, 1837. III. James Edwin, b. in Dublin, July 
1, 1839. IV. Asaph Webster, b. Sept. 28, 1840. V. Harriet 
Elmira, b. Oct. 6, 1842. VI. Alman Gowing, b. Oct. 29, 1843. 
VII. Rufus Piper, b. May 11, 1846. VIII. Eudosa Francina, b. 
Oct. 31, 1847. IX. Willard Holt, b. Feb. 5, 1849. X. Clara 
Gleason, b. March 23, 1851. XL Frank Elmer, b. Feb. 3, 1853. 

David Pierce, m. Hepzibah Davis ; lived on lot 5, range 9 ; 
re. to Ind., 1837. Ch.: 

I. Luther, m. tiarriet Clyde, of Hancock. II. Melinda, m., 
May 21, 1835, Samuel Burns. IIL Hepzibah W., m., June 27, 
1837, William Page. IV. David. V. Lucy D., m., Oct. 18, 1836, 
David Knight, of Alstead, N. H. VI. Mary Ann D. VII. Har- 
riet Rebecca, m. Clyde. 

SoLOMOK Piper, great-grandson of Nathaniel Piper, who came 
from England, settled in Ipswich, Mass., and d. 1676, having had 
nine ch., the youngest of whom was Jonathan, Avho moved to 
Concord, 1731, where he d. May 11, 1752, having had ch., the 
youngest of whom was Joseph, who m. Esther, dr. of Henry 
Wright, of Westford, Mass. Joseph and Esther (Wright) Piper 
had nine ch., of whom the above-named Solomon was the sixth ; 
b. in Concord, Mass., Oct. 20, 1754; d. Dec. 20, 1827; m., Sept. 
28, 1788, Susanna Pratt, b. in Greenwich, Mass., Nov. 3, 1768, dr. 
of Rufus P., who d. in the army of the Revolution. Solomon P. 
removed from Concord to Acton with his father and family, 1762, 
and lived there till he became of age. About this time, the Revo- 
lutionary War broke out ; and he was one of the party that marched 
from Acton to Concord to meet the British troops at the " Bridge," 
where Capt. Davis fell, April 19, 1775. At the call of Gen. 
Gates, he marched to Saratoga, and was present at the surrender 
of Burgoyne and his army. He was at Rhode Island with Gen. 
Sullivan, and performed other tours of duty during the revolu- 
tionary struggle. At the close of the war, he purchased land in 
Temple, N. H., in the north part of the town, and re. to it about 
1785. In the year 1793, he sold his estate in Temple, and pur- 
chased a farm in Dublin of Silas Bx'own, situated on the north 
halves of lots 2 and 3, range 1. Only a small portion of his farm 
had been cleared, and put under cultivation. He re. to Dublin, 
April 15, 1794. Ch. : 




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PIPER. 383 

I. Solomon, b. in Temple, July 19, 1789, re. with his father 
to Dublin, and followed the pursuits of agriculture till the age 
of twenty-one. All his opportunities for obtaining an education 
beyond those enjoyed at his home were afforded by the short 
common schools of that day, and six weeks at New-Ipswich Aca- 
demy ; at the close of which term, he received a certificate from 
the preceptor, stating that he was " well qualified for teaching an 
English-grammar school," which he put in practice the following 
winter. In June, 1810, he went to Boston. On his arrival, he 
immediately engaged himself as a clerk to Mr. Benjamin Fessenden, 
a dealer in wood and other fuel on Sea Street. At the close of the 
war of 1812, he entered into copartnership with his employer. 
Subsequently, he purchased the stand, and, at the decease of Mr. 
Fessenden, succeeded to the whole business, wdiich, with some addi- 
tions, he has conducted on the same spot, nearly forty-five years, to 
the present time, 18-54. He has been a member of the Common 
Council of the city of Boston, representative to the General Court, 
and, for many years, has been President of the Freeman's Bank. 
As a token of approbation for the abiUty and fidelity with which 
he has managed the concerns of this bank, he has received a ser- 
vice of plate. 

He m. first, Nov. 11, 1817, Jerusha Hollis, who d. Aug. 20, 1851. 
Ch.: 1. Susan Esther, b. Feb. 21, 1819; d. Aug. 18, 1820. — 2. 
Sarah Hollis, b. Feb. IG, 1821 ; m., Dec. 23, 1841, Charles E. 
Stratton, of Boston : ch. (1). Frances Maria, b. Oct. 12, 1842 ; (2) 
Susan Ehzabeth, b. Dec. 19, 1844 ; (3) Charles Edwin, b. Nov. 
17, 1846 ; (4) Solomon Piper, b. Oct. 5, 1848. — 3. Susan Esther, 
b. July 22, 1823. Second w. of Solomon Piper, m. Nov. 4, 1852, 
Mary Elizabeth Taggard, b. July 22, 1814, dr. of AVilliam Taggard, 
merchant, of N. Y. city, who was b. in Hillsborough, N. H. Ch. : 
4. William Taggard, b. Aug. 9, 1853. 

II. Rufus (Col.), b. in Temple, Jan. 14, 1791 ; m., March 20, 
1817, Anna Gowing, dr. of James G. Ch.: 1. Abigail Green- 
wood, b. Jan. 21, 1818; m. Corydon Jones, q.v. — 2. James 
Gowing, b. July 4, 1819 ; m., Jan. 31, 1849, Abby D. Clifford, of 
Edgecombe, Me. ; she d. Jan. 30, 1851; he r. in Boston: ch. (1) 
a son, b. Jan., 1851, d. Aug. 2, 1851. — 3. Henry Curtis, b. Feb. 
1, 1823 ; m., April 12, 1849, Maria E. Piper, who d. Dec. 31, 1849 ; 
second w., m. Nov. 6, 1851, Ilarriette E. Stone, dr. of Calvin S., 
of Marlborough : ch. (1) Henry, b. Oct. 28, 1852. 

III. Cyrus, b. in Temple, Dec. 30, 1792; m., Feb. 2, 1815, 
Catharine Greenwood, dr. of Joshua G., 2d ; re. to Charlestown, 
N.IL, 1853. Ch.: 1. Catharine, b. Nov, 30, 1815; m., March 
24, 1842, Henry Morse, q.v. — 2. Martha, b. Oct. 1, 1817; m., 
May 28, 1844, Leonard Snow, q.v. — 3. Cyrus, b. Nov. 23, 1819 ; 
m. first, Sept. 12, 1844, Eliza Gleason, dr. of Phinehas G. ; she d. 
Feb. 4, 1845 ; second w., m. Feb. 26, 1846, Abby C. Wight, dr. 
of John W. — 4. Calvin, b. Aug. 11, 1823. — 5. Eliza Jane, b. 
Nov. 12, 1828; m., Nov. 6, 1851, Everett M. Evleth ; r. Marl- 



384 EEGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

borough; she d. March, 1854.— 6. Ellen, b. Oct. 15, 1830; m. 
Thomas S. Corey, q. v. ; r. N.Y, city. 

ly. Jonas Brooks, b. in DubHn, Dec. 4, 1794; d. Jan. 20, 1828, 
m., Feb. 10, 1818, Julia Greenwood, dr. of Moses G., sen. Ch. : 
1. Julia, b. Feb. 27, 1819 ; m., Dec. 17, 1840, Dexter Derby, 
q. V. — 2. Jonas Brooks, b. March 30, 1821 ; m., Sept. 29, 1846, 
Elizabeth Melville Gowing, dr. of Almerin G. : ch. (1) George 
Almerin ; (2) Granville Edwin. — 3. Samuel Greenwood, b. 
July 19, 1823; d. Feb. 17, 1825. — 4. Samuel Greenwood, b. 
July 2, 1825; d. Sept. 10, 1832. 

V. John, b. Feb. 17, 1797; m.. May 11, 1819, Prudence Green- 
wood, dr. of Joshua G., 1st. Ch. : 1. Solomon, b. Feb. 10, 1820 ; 
m., Aug. 9, 1840, Jane McMichael, of Philadelphia: ch. (1) Wil- 
liam Henry, b. July 3, 1841 ; (2) George, b. Oct., 1842, d. July 19, 
1850; (3) Mary Anne, b. Sept., 1848, d. July 27, 1850. — 2. 
Fidelia, b. Nov. 21, 1823 ; m.. May, 1843, Thaddeus P. Mason, 
q.v. — 3. Emily Maria, b. Oct. 21, 1827; m.. May 25, 1827, 
Frederick A. Brown, of Boston: ch. (1) Alice Littlefield, b. May 
19, 1848, d. May 30, 1848; (2) Emily Frances, b. May 28, 1849; 
(3) Frederick Augustus, b. Sept. 20, 1851, d. Jan. 2, 1852 ; (4) 
Gertrude, b. Dec. 15, 1852 ; (5) Edward Clark, b. Dec. 17, 1853. 
— 4. John Ellert, b. Nov. 29, 1830 ; r. Boston. — 5. Henri- 
etta, b. Feb. 14, 1838. 

VI. Susanna, b. April 1, 1799 ; d. Jan. 5, 1800. VII. Susanna, 
b. Dec. 28, 1800; m., Jan. 20^ 1820, Ira Gibbs, of Boston. She 
d. March 7, 1821, c. VIII. Artemas, b. March 18, 1803; m., 
Sept. 21, 1824, Maria Mason, dr. of Benjamin M. He d. Jan. 24, 
1828. Ch.: 1. RuFUS Winfield, b. Nov. 8, 1826 ; m., March 8, 
1849, Caroline Townsend, dr. of David T. ; r. Marlborough, and 
Manchester, N. H. IX. James, b. April 1, 1805 ; d. Oct. 10, 1806. 

X. Emily, b. March 26, 1807; m., March 16, 1824, Ira Gibbs, 
of Boston. She d. Aug. 13, 1825. Ch. : 1. Ira Ballou, b. 
March 13, 1825 ; m. Margaret Clai'ke, of Cincinnati, O. XI. 
Hannah, b. Sept. 17, 1809 ; m., July 9, 1846, Jackson Greenwood. 
XII. Elvira, b. Feb. 29, 1812 ; m., Nov. 26, 1829, William Farns- 
worth, q. v. 

Joel Porter, b. in Weymouth, Mass., June 16, 1755; d. Sept., 
1824 ; lived on lot 22, range 2, set off to Marlborough, 1818. He 
m., 1780, Levina Woods, b. 1757, and d. about 1819 ; re. to Marl- 
borough, 1780, where five of his ch. were b., and to Dublin, 1792. 
He served about two years in the war of the Revolution, was in 
the battle of Bunker's Hill, and was shot through the ankle by a 
musket-ball, near the commencement of the action. The bone was 
badly shattered ; but, having poured some rum from his canteen 
through the wound, he continued in the action till his ammunition 
was expended, and a retreat was ordered. In consequence of his 
wound, he received a pension of twenty dollars per annum during 
the last twenty or twenty-five years of his life. Ch. : 




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POWERS. PRATT. 385 

I. Joel, b. 1783 ; d. 1786. 11. David, b. April, 1785 ; m., 1809, 
Deborah Farrar ; r. Gilsum. III. Levina, b. Nov., 1786 ; m., 
1847, Jesse Knowlton, who d. 1849 ; and, in 1851, m. Chester 
Lyman, Esq., of Swanzey. IV. James, b. July, 1788 ; m., 1812, 
Betsey Williams; r. Potsdam, N. Y. V. Joel, b. June, 1790; d. 
Oct., 1810. VI. Ezra, b. July 23, 1792; ra., Oct., 1821, Adah 
Alger ; r. Winchendon, Mass. VII. Noah, b. July 6, 1794 ; m. 
Abigail Hobart ; r. Marlborough. VIII. Joseph, b. May 6, 1796; 
m., 1824, Orathe Whitcomb ; r. Florida, Mass. IX. Lucy, b. 
Aug. 27, 1798; m. Chester Lyman, Esq., of Troy, N.H.; d. in 
Swanzey, 1849. X. Hannah, b. Jan. 22, 1801 ; d. in Nashua, 
1852. 

Asa Powers, b. in Temple, N. H., Sept. 19, 1774 ; m., Sept. 
23, 1798, Rachel Cutter, b. Oct. 16, 1777, dr. of Benjamin C. ; 
settled in Temple, where all their ch. were b. ; re. to Dublin, April, 
1812, and settled on lot 3, range 4. Ch. : 

L Elliot, b. Jan. 12, 1801 ; m., Feb. 11, 1823, Mary Rollins, 
b. Oct. 16, 1802, dr. of Joseph R. Ch. : 1. Joseph Willard, b. 
April 23, 1824; m., first, April 27, 1848, Rachel B. Cavender, 
b. in Hancock, May 26, 1826, dr. of James C. ; she d. Oct. 11, 
1849 ; second w., m. June 30, 1850, Lydia R. Gowing, dr. of Joseph 
G.: ch. (1) Viola, b. Jan. 9, 1852; (2) . Lavater W., b. Dec. 26, 
1853. IL Jeremiah, b. May 1, 1802 ; d. May 10, 1821. 

IIL Cyrus, b. Jan. 16, 1804; m. first. May 10, 1827, Lucretia 
Pierce, dr. of Stephen P. She d. Sept., 1833. Ch. : 1. Charles, 

m. Bailey, dr. of Rev. E. K. Bailey ; r. JaiFrey. — 2. George 

E. The second w. of Cyrus P., m. 1834, was Mary J. Hilton, of 
Newmarket, N. H. He d. in Pittsfield, N. H., Nov. 9, 1834. Ch. : 
3. Helen E. His widow m. Samuel F. Townsend. 

IV. Mary, b. April 25, 1805 ; m., Nov. 11, 1825, James Robbe, 
jun. He d. Nov. 19, 1839. Ch. : 1. Julia Ann, b. April 23, 
1827; m., Oct. 1, 1848, Willard Carey; r. Boston; she d. June 
19, 1850. — 2. Sabrina, b. Jan. 30, 1829. V. Lucy, b. Dec. 29, 
1806 ; m., April 28, 1830, Andrews Emery, of JafFrey. She d. 
Aug. 22, 1832. VL Hannah, b. March 14, 1809 ; m., Nov. 11, 
1834, Harrison Bement ; r. Peterborough ; re. to Mishawaka, Ind. 
She d. Sept. 12, 1849. VIL Emilia, b. May 22, 1811 ; m., Oct. 
16, 1834, Drury M. Marshall, q. v. She d. July 3, 1840. 

Oliver Pratt, from Shirley, Mass.; b. July 20, 1762 ; d. July 
22, 1800; settled in Dublin, 1790, on lot 4, range 10; m.. May 
2, 1791, Dorcas Green, b. in Bolton, Mass., May 15, 1768, came 
to Dublin, 1786. Ch. : 

I. Jared, b. Feb. 11, 1793. IL Emma, b. Feb. 8, 1795. IH. 
Dorcas, b. July 13, 1797 ; d. Jan. 22, 1832. IV. Hannah, b. July 
13, 1797; d. Nov. 6, 1799. V. Oliver, b. May 16, 1800. The 
second h. of Dorcas (Green) Pratt, m. 1807, was Jonas Brigham, 
q.v. 

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386 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Asa Pratt, m., Oct. 9, 1782, Betty Stanford ; lived on lot 20, 
range 8. Ch. : I. Rebecca, b. May 20, 1785. II. Timothy, b. 
May 17, 1787. Betty Pratt d. Nov. 26, 1787; and Asa P. m., 
Oct. 2, 1789, Sarah Bond. Ch.: III. Betsey, b. Sept. 4, 1790. 

John Pratt, r. on lot 8, range 8. Ch. : I. Rebecca, b. July 2, 
1798 ; m. Moses Eaton. II. Judith B., m., July 11, 1822, Luke 
Richardson. III. A son, d., drowned. 

Moses Pratt, to whom no location is given among the occu- 
pants of the lots, m., first, Sept. 7, 1786, Mary Riggs, and, second, 
April 23, 1795, Lucy White. Other persons by the name of Pratt 
have lived in Dublin; viz., Ebenezer, on lot 3, range 10 ; Jesse, on 
lot 4, range 10; Joel, on lot 18, range 10. Timothy Pratt d. May 
13, 1785. Jemima Pratt d. March 7, 1786. 

Jabez Puffer, from Framingham ; m. Rachel Morse, dr. of 
Thomas M. Ch. : 

L William, b. March 4, 1765 ; r. Westmoreland, N. H. IL 
Molly (Mary), b. 1766. III. Benjamin, b. 1767 ; r. Canada. 
IV. Rachel, b. Jan. 5, 1768; d. V. John, b. April 26, 1769. 

VL Rachel, b. Oct. 23, 1770 ; m. Hudson ; r. Pa. VIL 

Nathan, b. March 5, 1772 ; m. Priscilla Hastings ; r. Westmore- 
land. Ch. : 1. Nathan. — 2. Jabez. — 3. Jemima. — 4. Allen. 
VIIL Abel, b. Feb. 20, 1774. IX. Abigail, b. Jan. 13, 1776; r. 
Westmoreland. X. Jonathan, b. April 27, 1777; d. July 25, 1777. 
XI. Comfort, b. 1779; d. Nov., 1803. 

John Ranstead, and Hannah his w., came to Dublin, 1771, 
and remained tw^o years. They lived on lot 13, range 6. He re. to 
Westmoreland, N. H. ; was drafted as a soldier in the Revolutionary 
War, served out his time, and returned home to Westmoreland. 
Afterwards, a Mr. Gleason, neighbor of Mr. R.'s, employed him to 
take his place in the army, which he did. He was with the army 
at Bennington, and was shot there, not in battle, but by the Tories, 
as he was, with some half-dozen others, driving cattle to the army. 
Ch. : I. Roger, b. before he came to Dublin. II. Rebecca, b. in 
Dublin, July 17, 1792. He had several other ch., b. after he left 
Dublin ; of whom, John, the youngest, was b. in Westmoreland, 
after the death of his father. This youngest son was the father of 
the wives of Asa Fisk, Asa H. Fisk, and Levi Marvin. He had 
other ch., — Charles, Mary, and Jane. He d. April 17, 1846, 
in Elgin, Kane Co., 111. 

Abijah Richardson, from Woburn, Mass. ; b. March 20, 1761 ; 
d. July 12, 1840; re. to Dublin, 1794; r. on lot 1, range 7, pur- 
chased of Maj. John Morse ; m., 1788, Elizabeth Richardson, b. 
Feb. 23, 1763, d. Jan. 9, 1853. Mr. R. and w., with three ch., and 
small means of supporting a family, moved into the woods in 



RICHARDSON. 387 

March, the snow being about three feet deep, to a small log-hut. 
In June, he had the misfortune to break his shouhler, which con- 
fined him to the house ; and, thus disabled, he could not supply the 
needs of his children, when asking for but a small piece of bread. 
The mercy of God, however, w^as soon felt. Kind neighbors came 
in, and relieved their necessities. Ch. : 

I. Abijah, b. Aug. 1, 1789 ; m., April 29, 1819, Mary Hay, dr. 
of Thomas H. Ch. : 1. Elizabeth, b. June 6, 1820 ; m. Augus- 
tine Wood, q. V. — 2. Mary R., b. Jan. 10, 1824. — 3. Abigail, 
b. Sept. 2, 1827; d. May 28, 1851. — 4. Samuel A., b. Dec. 23, 
1830. 11. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 24, 1791 ; d. Feb. 16, 1823. III. 
Reuel, b. Sept. 2, 1793 ; m. Betsey Davis, of Hancock ; re. to 
Peterborough. IV. Luke, b. Aug. 4, 1795; m. first. May 13, 
1819, Judith Marshall, dr. of Aaron M. She d. Feb., 1821. Second 
w., m. July 11, 1822, Lucy B. Pratt, dr. of John Pratt. 

V. Malachi, b. Sept. 25, 1798; m., March 23, 1837, Taraesin 
Greenwood, b. March 28, 1810, dr. of Aaron and Mary G. ; r. on 
the homestead. Ch. : 1. Sarah, b. June 30, 1838. — 2. Luke 
T., b. Sept. 1, 1839. — 3. Lucy A., b. July 10, 1841 ; d. Feb. 26, 
1846. — 4. Malachi M., b. March 11, 1843. — 5. Mary E,, b. 
Sept. 20, 1845.-6. Emily A., b. Dec. 9, 1849.-7. Julia L., b. 
June 16, 1851. VL Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1800; m., March 28, 1837, 
Rev. Daniel McClenning ; r. Peterborough and Bethlehem, N. H. ; 
ch., n. u. VII. Joshua, b. July 13, 1807; m. Rebecca Nurse, of 
Westmoreland, and r. Chesterfield. 

John Richardson, from Woburn, Mass. ; brother of Abijah 
R., sen. ; moved to the north half of the same lot, about the same 

time. He m. Sarah , of Hollis, N. H. ; and they had five ch., 

one of whom d. young. The survivors were — 

I. John T., m., Oct. 21, 1821, Alinda Hill, dr. of Asahel H. ; 

r. Peterborough ; d. suddenly ; and his widow m. P^ge, of 

Peterborough. II. Cynthia, m., Dec. 25, 1821, Samuel Smith, of 
Sharon ; re. to the state of Me., whither her father and mother 
soon followed, and d. IIL Sarah R., d. Nov. 14, 1825, sa. 32. 
IV. Joseph, m., June 16, 1825, Polly Knowlton. He d. March 
3, 1834, ^. 35. 

Ebenezer Richardson (Capt.), from Newton, Mass. ; b. March 
20, 1766 ; d. Feb. 17, 1850 ; settled in Dublin, 1808, on lot 21, 
range 5, purchased of Isaac Morse. He m., Nov. 25, 1791, Rhoda 
CooHdge, of Watertown, b. March 14, 1774, d. Oct. 9, 1823. Ch. : 

L Rhoda, b. Sept. 6, 1792 ; d. Nov. 28, 1844. IL Samuel (Dr.), 
b. Jan. 13, 1795 ; m., 1820, Mary Kidder, of Townsend, Mass. 
He practised medicine, first in Peterborough, and then at Water- 
town, Mass., where he now r. Ch. : 1. Coolidge. — 2. Harriet. 
— 3. Mary Elizabeth, d. 

III. Caroline, b. May 22, 1797; m., Nov. 1, 1821, Cyrus Frost, 
of Marlborough ; settled on the homestead of E. Richai-dson. Ch. : 



388 REGISTEK OF FAMILIES. 

1. Almira, b. July 20, 1823; d. Dec. 21, 1823. — 2. Sarah 
Jane, b. April 20, 1825 ; d. Feb. 5, 1826. — 3. Ebenezer Rich- 
ardson, b. May 26, 1828; r. Boston. — 4. Laura Sophia, b. 
May 16, 1830. — 5. Edward Jonathan, b. June 17, 1833.— 6. 
Sarah Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1836. — 7. Harriet Coolidge, 
b. Dec. 31, 1838. — 8. Amanda Caroline, b. April 14, 1842. 

IV. Sarah, b. Feb. 14, 1803 ; m., May 19, 1836, S. V. E. Allen ; 
r. Rushford, N. Y. Ch. : 1. William Henry. — 2. Samuel Rich- 
ardson. — 3. Sarah Anna. 

David Richardson (Capt.), from Newton ; brother of Capt. 
E. R.; b. Sept. 28, 1773; d. Nov. 3, 1840; settled in Dublin, 1808, 
on lots 21, ranges 4 and 5, purchased of Isaac Morse. He m., 
June 9, 1796, Sarah Whiting, of Franklin, Mass. She was b. Aug. 
6, 1769 ; d. May 11, 1852. Ch. : 

I. Hannah, b. April 28, 1797 ; d. June 4, 1811. 11. David, b. 
Nov. 13, 1799 ; d. Nov. 11, 1801. IH. John, b. Sept. 11, 1802 ; 
d. Dec. 2, 1802. IV. Aaron, b. Nov. 19, 1805 ; m., Oct. 17, 1839, 
Abigail Nims. V. Nancy, b. Oct. 20, 1809 ; d. May 24, 1810. 
VI. David P., b. Aug. 3, 1812 ; d. Sept. 3, 1832. 

Moses Rider (son of William Rider), b. in Natick, Mass., Jan. 
29, 1753 ; d. Oct. 29, 1839 ; m., 1782, Mary Twitchell, dr. of 
Joseph T., of Sherborn. She was b. 1756, and d. April 15, 
1820. Ch. : 

I. William, b. June 17, 1783 ; m., first, 1814, Charlotte Frost, 
who d. Feb., 1816, se. 22. Second w., Mary, dr. of Dr. Richard- 
son, of Fitzwilliam. II. Ezra, b. Aug. 29, 1786 ; d. Aug. 11, 1850 ; 
m., Dec. 4, 1815, Kezia Maynard, b. Feb. 2, 1794, dr. of Israel M.; 
r. Dublin till Sept., 1850, when he re. to Keene. Ch. : 1. Rhoda 
K., b. Oct. 1, 1816 ; m., Aug. 30, 1852, Roswell Weeks, of Keene. 
— 2. Ezra Lewis, b. Aug. 3, 1819 ; m., March 5, 1846, Harriet 
N. Dodge, of Exeter, N. H., dr. of John D. ; r. Boston. — 3. An- 
drew, b. Oct. 28, 1824. IIL Mary, b. Aug. 13, 1788 ; m. Ezra 
Snow, q. V. IV. Julia, b. Nov. 10, 1790; d. 1791. V. Rhoda, b. 
1792; d. March, 1794. VL Julia, b. Dec. 31, 1797; d. Dec. 19, 
1828 ; m. Ephraim Foster, q. v. The name is sometimes spelled 
thus: Ryder. 

John Riggs, from Marlborough, N. H. ; b. 1773 ; m. Esther 
White, dr. of Thomas and Molly W., twm sister of Polly White, 
who m., 1794, Samuel Lewis, jun. ; lived on lot 19, range 6. Ch. : 
L Josiah, b. 1795. IL Esther, b. 1797. IIL Ephraim, b. 1799. 
IV. Lucinda, b. 1801 ; re., 1802, to Cornish, N.H. 

James Robbe, from Peterborough, settled on lot 1, range 4, 
1807 ; b. Nov. 5, 1772 ; d. Aug. 8, 1836 ; m., Sept., 1793, Margaret 
Taggart, of Sharon, N. H. Ch. : 

L Relief, b. Aug. 26, 1796. IL James, b. Sept. 15, 1798; d. 



ROLLINS. 389 

Nov. 19, 1839; m., Nov. 11, 1824, Mary Powers, dr. of Asa P. 
Ch. : 1. Julia Ann, b. April 23, 1827 ; m., Oct. 1, 1848, Willard 
Carey. She d. June 19, 1850. — 2. Sabrina O., b. Jan. 30, 1829 ; 
d. 1854. III. Thomas, b. Aug. 25, 1800 ; m. Mary Ann Nelson ; r. on 
the homestead. Ch. : 1. Joseph W. — 2. William P. — 3. Sarah 
E. — 4. Eliza Ann. IV. Agnes W., b. Feb. 28, 1803. V. Eliza, 
b. March 1, 1805. VI. Joseph Warren, b. Oct. 18, 1807 ; re. to 
Western New York, 1831; m., 1836, Maria Pierce; r. now in 
Holley Village, N.Y. Ch.: 1. James W. — 2. Agnes M. — 3. 
Mary J. — 4. Helen A. — 5. Julia Ann. VII. Mary, b. March 
7, 1810 ; m., Aug. 19, 1833, Abraham P. Morrison, of Peterborough. 
Ch. : 1. MoTiER La Fayette. — 2. Helen Maria. 

Jabies. Rollins, from Amherst, N. H., in the year 1775 ; settled 
on lot 9, range 6 ; sold to James Chamberlain ; lived in various 
places, as the list of occupants of lots will show. He had, during 
his life-time, five wives. His first w. was the mother of his chil- 
dren. He m., first, Abigail Dowing. Ch. : 

I. Molly (Mary), m., Jan. 25, 1774, John Adams, son of Moses 
A., sen. II. .James, m., Nov. 4, 1779, Hepzibah Greenwood; re. 
to Parkerstown, Vt. III. John, m., Aug. 16, 1787, Elizabeth John- 
son ; re. to Chittenden, Vt. Ch. : I. Simeon, b. Dec. 3, 1787. — 
2. John, b. April 28, 1789. — 3. Nathan, b. May 15, 1791. — 4. 
Betsey, b. April 17, 1793. IV. Hannah, m., Dec. 28, 1786, 
Daniel Gleason; re. to Rutland, Vt. Ch. : 1. Lois, b. April 17, 
1787.-2. Daniel, b. July 8, 1789. 

V. Joseph, m., Oct. 6, 1785, Abigail Greenwood; d. Dec. 20, 
1836,86.73. She d. Sept. 17, 1852, se. 86. Ch.: 1. Sarah, b. 
June 30,1786; m. Richard Strong, q.v. — 2. Nabby (Abigail), 
b. Feb. 9, 1788. — 3. Betsey, b. July 25, 1790 ; m., Aug. 13, 1822, 
Dudley Smith, of Gilsum. — 4. Joseph, m. Mary Russell, dr. of 
John R. She was b. May 17, 1799 ; re. to Peru, Vt. ; ch. n.u. — 
5. Mary, b. Oct. 16, 1802 ; m. Elliot Powers, q.v. 

VI. Samuel, m. Lucy Winch, of Framingham, Mass. ; re. to 
Canada. VII. Lydia, m., Nov. 4, 1790, Nathan Winch, q.v.; re. 
to Chittenden, Vt. VIII. William, m. Lydia Stone ; re. to Land- 
grove, Vt. Ch. : 1. Lydia, b. March 4, 1797; m. Freeman, 

of Weston, Vt. — 2. Lucy, b. Feb., 1799; m. Charles Eddy, of 
Chester, Vt. — 3. Maria, b. 1801 ; d. 1804.-4. William, b. Jan. 
4, 1803; m. Clarissa Dodge, of Walpole, N.H. — 5. Maria, b. 
1805; d. 1819.-6. Julian Augustus, b. 1807. — 7. James M., 
b. March 4, 1809 ; m. Hannah Eddy, of Rockingham, Vt. — 8. Asa, 
b. June, 1811 ; m. Lydia Byam, of Chester, Vt. — 9. Martha, b. 
1813; d. 1816.-10. Samuel, b. 1815. — 11. Abigail, b. 1818; 
m. Samuel Byam, of Chester, Vt. — 12. Mary, b. 1821 

IX. Fanny, b. April 27, 1775; m. Noah Noi'cross; re. to Ver- 
mont. Abigail Rollins, supposed to be a dr. of James R., sen., m., 
Aug. 4, 1783, Amos Morse, q. v. 

The first w. of James Rollins, Abigail Dowing, d. May 7, 1790, 



390 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

se. 58. His second w,, m., Oct. 11, 1791, was Mary Whitney, d. 
April 3, 1799, ad. 50. His third w. was Hannah Ross, of Jaifrey, 
d. Aug. 10, 1803, fe. 50. His fourth w., m., Nov. 17,' 1803, was 
Martha Muzzy, d. Dec. 16, 1813, se. 6G. His fifth w. was Rebecca 
Phelps, of Roxbury, N. H. He d. Jan. 12, 1818, ae. 87. 

ICHABOD RowELL, from Temple, July, 1780 ; m. Sarah Tucker. 
He d. in Dublin, 1802. She d. in Temple, sd. nearly 100 years. 
They lived on lot 19, range 4. Ch. : 

I. A daughter, m. Archelaus Cummings, of Temple. II. A 
daughter, m. Peter Heald, jun., of Temple. IH. Hannah, m. Phi- 
nehas Gleason, q. v. IV. Jacob. V. Moses. VI. Polly (Mary), 
m. John Knowlton, jun. VH. Richard, m. VIH. Phillip. IX. 
Dolly (Dorothy), m. Solomon Cutter; re. to Temple, about 1802. 
There was a daughter named Sarah, who stands first in the list of 
ch. warned out of town. 

John Russell, b. in Harvard, Mass., June 20, 1760; m., Sept. 
25, 1794, Abigail Godding, b. in Rindge, June 20, 1775 ; re. to 
Dublin, 1794; settled on lot 5, range 1. Ch. : 

I. Abigail, b. June 28, 1795 ; m. Eli Brigham, of Jaffrey ; re. to 
McDonough, N. Y. II. Mary, b. March 16, 1797 ; d. 1799. HI. 
Mary, b. May 17, 1799 ; m. Joseph Rollins, jun. IV. Rebecca, b. 
April 19, 1801 ; m., Jan. 19, 1823, Ebenezer Crane, of Dalton, N.H. 

Mr. Russell was a soldier in the army of the Revolution ; re. to 
Alstead, May, 1828, to live with his son-in-law, J. Rollins; and d. 
Jan. 26, 1829. 

Simeon Russell, m., July 21, 1785, Abigail Learned. The 
father of John and Simeon R. was Amos R., from Westford, Mass., 
who bought John Elliot's farm. He had three daughters, Hannah, 
Patty, and Polly, who m., April 28, 1784, Asa Chamberlain. He 
lived with her father a few years, and then re. to Vermont, taking 
Mr. Russell with him. Simeon R. had several ch. One was 
named Anna, who, according to our informant, " was the handsomest 
girl he ever saw, but ugly as she was handsome." Mr. R. sold his 
farm to William Howard, from Carlisle, Mass., who was very poor, 
and with his family suffered from hunger and other privations. He 
sold his farm, and purchased a few acres of land at the south-east 
corner of the same lot, on which he built a house. Here his wife 
was taken sick ; and, after her recovery, the doctor took the place 
for his services, and Mr. H. returned to his native town. 

Jonathan Russell, b. at Andover, Mass., 1757 ; re. to Nelson 
about 1780, and to Dublin about 1790; d. April, 1834; m. Rachel 
White, of Nelson, b. 1758, and d. June 1, 1821. Ch. : 

I. Hephzibah, b. March 17, 1783; d. May, 1834. II. Jonathan, 
b. Jan. 26, 1785; d. Sept. 10, 1848; m., Jan. 2, 1806, Mary Lewis, 
of Marlborough, b. Dec. 14, 1787. Ch. : 1. Lyman, b. Nov. 5, 



SANDERS. SANGER. SHATTUCK. 391 

1808; m., March IG, 1837, Ursula Mason, dr. of Samuel M., sen.: 
ch. (1) Cyrus E., b. Sept. 10, 1849. — 2. James L., b. Oct. 30, 
1814; m., Oct. 31, 1839, Anna P. Mason, dr. of Samuel M., sen.: 
ch. (1) M. Calista, b. June 22, 1841; (2) Albert L., b. July 16, 
1843 ; (3) Edward G., b. Nov. 23, 1845 ; (4) James Edson, b. April 
16, 1850. 

III. Elias, b. March 8, 1787 ; d. young. IV. Sally, b. April 6, 
1788 ; m. Asa Metcalf, of Marlborough ; d. Nov., 1844. V. Abner, 
b. Mai'ch 3, 1791 ; m. Betsey Herrick, of Marlborough, and r. there. 
VI. Nancy, b. April 9, 1793; m. David Heaton, of Keene, and 
r. there. VII. Huldah, b. May 3, 1795. 

VIII. Eben, b. Nov. 27, 1797 ; m., Feb. 18, 1823, Olive Newell, 
b. March 20, 1801. Ch. : 1. R. Diantha, b. Aug. 10, 1824; d. 
March 19, 1837. — 2. Osgood N., b. Aug. 12, 1827 ; m., Sept. 12, 
1847, Amelia N. Sinclair, of Maine: ch. (1) Amelia Elizabeth, b. 
June 1, 1848; (2) Theodore Charles, b. Nov. 27, 1849; (3) Waldo 
Adolphus, b. April 19, 1851. 

IX. Amelia, b. Jan. 9, 1800; m. Alvin Keyes ; r. Putney, Vt. 
X. Mary, b. June 15, 1806 ; m. Proctor Keyes. 

John Sanders, son of Samuel S., of JafFrey ; b. Dec. 13, 1791 ; 
m., first, Ruth Jones, dr. of Samuel J., sen., d. Nov. 7, 1825 ; second 
w., Sally Lacy, of JafFrey ; third w., Sarah A. Ward, of Peter- 
borough ; fourth w., Lucretia Hastings, of Boston. J. Sanders, a 
blacksmith by trade, r. first, in Peterborough, then, 1819, in Dub- 
lin ; sold to Joseph Thurston, re. to Peterborough, and now r. in 
Jaffrey. Ch. by first wife : 

I. CaroHne A., b. Dec. 6, 1812; m. Asa Morrill; r. Boston. 
II. Samuel, b. May 6, 1814; d. May 20, 1814. III. Harriet C, 
b. Sept. 14, 1815 ; m. Edwin W. Buswell ; r. Maiden. IV. Mary 
L., b. Aug. 31, 1817 ; m. John Clough ; r. Nashua. V. Susan, b. 
Feb. 18, 1820 ; m. Lemuel W. Page; r. Burlington. VI. Emily, 
b. Jan. 20, 1822 ; m. Charles Moulton ; r. Boston. VII. Elvira, b. 
Dec. 5, 1824; m. Jedediah Traman ; r. Boston. By third wife: 
VIIL Sally, b. Jan. 31, 1842; d. May 6, 1842. 

Abner Sanger, and Elizabeth his w., came from Keene to Dub- 
lin, about 1790, and settled on lot 16, range 4. His w. d., March, 
1799, and the next year he re. to Keene, where he d. Cli. : 

I. Abner, b. at Keene ; r. Danvers, Mass. II. Hepzibah, b. at 
Keene; m. John Wilder; re. to Canada. III. Abigail, b. Aug. 1, 
1790; d. April 1, 1791. IV. Abigail Wiley, b. at Dublin, May 

22, 1792 ; m. Wilcox, of Surry. He d., and she r. there. 

V. Rhoda Jackson, b. Aug. 12, 1794; m. Abijah Wilder, of Keene. 
VL Sally, b. Oct. 8, 1796; um. 

Abraham Shattuck, b. in Pepperell, Mass., Oct. 29, 1791 
(oldest ch. of Abraham and ]\Iary S., who re. to Wilton, N. H., 
1795), apprenticed to Benj. Walhngsford, at the age of fourteen, to 



6\)Z REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

learn the trade of a blacksmith (B. W. re. to Dublm, 1810) ; bought, 
1814, the Jason Harris Stand; m., same year, Sophia Kendall, dr. 
of Joel Kendall. She d. Oct., 1814, and he let his stand to Joshua 
Greenwood, 2d ; re. to Cornwall, Canada West ; returned, after 
two years, and m., Sept., 1818, Jerusha French, dr. of Whitcomb F. 
She d. July 8, 1839. Ch. : 

I. Kendall, b. Sept., 1819; d. Oct., 1821. II. Orville, b. Aug. 
23, 1820; m. Emily Herrick, of Marlborough, who d. June, 1850; 
two ch., n. u. ; Orville S., r. in Philadelphia, engaged in the express 
business from that city to Easton, Pa. III. Elizabeth G., b. Oct. 
21, 1822 ; graduated at the Female Medical College of Pennsylva- 
nia, Feb., 1850. IV. Julia, b. Oct. 21, 1824; r. Easton, Pa. V. 
Oren, b. Feb. 8, 1827; twin ; d. April, 1832. VI. Orson, b. Feb. 
8, 1827; twin; r. unknown. VII. Mandana, b. March 25, 1831 ; 
r. Easton. VIII. Joseph C, b. at Marlborough, Feb. 28, 1835. 
IX. Lucius H., b. at Peterborough, June 18, 1835. 

Samuel Shepherd (by an act of the General Court, the name 
Shepherd was taken by this family instead of Hogg), m. Mary 
Taggart, sister of John T., sen., and of James T. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b. April 5, 1774. II. Joseph, b. April 9, 1776. III. 
Agnes, b. Aug. 27, 1778. IV. Rachel, b. Aug. 28, 1780. V. 
Mary, b. Nov. 9, 1782. There were other ch., but their names are 
not recorded in the town-clerk's book. One of them, named Samuel, 
was adopted by a benevolent gentleman from the State of New 
York, and educated by him. The name of the benefactor was 
Shepherd ; and, for him, the name Shepherd was chosen by the 
family. Samuel Shepherd proved worthy of the care bestowed 
upon him. He early manifested superior capacity; and, long be- 
fore arriving at the middle period of life, became distinguished as a 
lawyer and a Judge in the State of New York. A daughter of 
Samuel and Mary S., named Nancy, m., Feb., 1822, William Smith, 
of Peterborough; she was his third w., and the mother of his 
. twelfth and thirteenth children. The widow Shepherd d. at her 
daughter's house in Peterborough, £e. about 90. 

Abner Smith, from Needham, Mass. ; b. March 30, 1762; d. 
April 7, 1833; settled in Dublin, 1791, on lot 22, range 9. He 
purchased the lot, Oct. 11, 1784, of Joseph Greenwood ; worked on 
it several seasons previous to settlement ; and completed the house, 
now occupied by Ira Smith, 1791. His lot had been partially 
cleared by a Mr. Broad and others, but no settlement made. He 
m., first, Hannah Prentice, of Needham, b. June 5, 1764, d. Aug. 
14, 1813. Ch.: 

I. Aaron, b. Nov. 5, 1791 ; m., June 5, 1821, Ruth Atwood, of 
Nelson, b. Nov., 1787, d. March 24, 1853. Ch. : 1. Aaron, b. 
April 9, 1822. — 2. George, b. Jan. 23, 1824; d. Nov. 4, 1847. 
— 3. A CHILD, b. March 1, 1826 ; d. March 6, 1826. — 4. Calvin, 
b. March 2, 1827 ; m., Nov. 9, 1848, Mary Parker, of Nelson : 



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ch. (I) Ruth, b. Sept. 23, 1849; (2) Marian, b. May 19, 1852.— 
5. Jonathan, b. May 20, 1829; d. April 17, 1832. — 6. Abner, b. 
Aug. 2, 1835 ; d. Oct. 8, 1838. 

11. Prentice, b. May 30, 1793 ; d. Feb. 17, 1819. 

III. Beulah, b. Jan. 24, 1795 ; m., April 22, 1813, John Wight, q.v. 

IV. Elisha, b. Nov. 5, 1796; m.. Thanksgiving Day, 1821, Sally 
Thomson. Ch. : 1. Harriet, b. Aug., 1822. — 2. Mary, b. 1824 ; 
re. to Troy, N. H., 1825 ; now r. in Sterling, Mass. 

V. Ira, b. April 20, 1799 ; m., June 3, 1823, Mary Mason, b. 
Dec. 13, 1802, dr. of Samuel M., sen. Ch. : 1. Ira P., b. Feb. "24, 
1824; m., May 5, 1846, Fanny Buss, of Marlborough, b. Jan. 11, 
1822.-2. SAMUEL,b.Jan. 11, 1826; d. June 23, 1826. — 3. Mart 
A., b. May 21, 1827 ; m., Oct. 28, 1847, George W. Bemis, q. v.— 
4. Franklin M., b. Aug. 24, 1830. — 5. Charles J., b. Oct. 20, 
1834.-6. Lyman A.,b. Aug. 24, 1840; d. Aug. 6, 1842. 

VI. Abigail, b. May 9, 1801 ; m., April, 1822, Martin Thomson. 

VII. Hannah, b. July 7, 1804; m., March, 1823, Jeremiah Her- 
rick, of Marlborough; d. March 1, 1854. 

VIII. Luther, b. Feb. 25, 1808 ; m.. May 4, 1837, Mary L. Snow, 
dr. of Josephus S. Ch. : 1. Eleanor M., b. April 8, 1838 ; d. 
April 23, 1838. — 2. Eleanor M., b. Oct. 9, 1839.-3. Alfred 
M., b. Jan. 2, 1842.-4. Abby Ann, b. May 6, 1845. Luther S. 
re., Oct., 1845, to Marlborough. 

RuGGLES Smith (brother of Abner), from Needham, Mass.; b. 
Sept. 10, 1766 ; d. March 11, 1833 ; settled in Dublin, March, 1797, 
on lot 21, range 6 ; m., Feb., 1797, Lucy Kingsbury, of Needham,* 
b. March 17, 1777; d. Feb. 14, 1852. Ch. : 

I. Jonathan Kingsbury, b. Nov. 9, 1797 ; m., April 24, 1823, 
Sarah Adams, b. Feb. 10, 1800, dr. of James A. She d. Nov. 29, 
1843. Second w., m., Dec. 26, 1844, Mary L. Strong, b. Oct. 23, 
1810, dr. of Richard S. Ch., adopted July 24, 1848: 1. Charles 
Henry Mussey, otherwise Smith, b. March 13, 1841. — 2. Mary 
Jane Mussey, otherwise Smith, b. Nov. 5, 1845. 

IL Ruggles, b. Oct. 19, 1799; d. Sept. 11, 1818. 

in. Sarah Pratt, b. Aug. 10, 1802 ; m., Nov. 20, 1823, Phinehas 
Gleason, q. v. 

IV. Curtis, b. Dec. 10, 1807 ; m., Sept. 8, 1835, Caroline Snow, 
dr. of Josephus S., b, Nov. 18, 1816. Ch. : 1. Luther Curtis, b. 
May 26, 1836 ; d. Sept. 11, 1849.-2. Ruggles, b.Nov. 14, 1840. 
— 3. Sarah Caroline, b. Au". 12, 1844. 



* Caleb Kingsbury (son of Josiah K.), b. April 26, 1719; m. Esther Townscnd, 
dr. of Rev. Jonathan T., first minister of Needham. His oldest son, Jonathan K., 
b. Aug. 4, 1751, m. Sarah Pratt, and their oldest dr., Lucj', m. Ruggles Smith. 
Josiah, Caleb, and Jonathan, above named, — father, son, and grandson, — lived and 
died on the same farm in Needham, which is now used for an Almshouse. Jonathan 
Kingsbury served as an officer in the latter part of the Revolutionary ^Var. He was a 
very accurate surveyor of land, and was called by his fellow-citizens to fill many 
offices of trust. 

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394 EEGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

V. Lucy, b. Nov. 5, 1816; m., Nov. 19, 1835, Ebenezer Green- 
wood, q. V. 

Aaron Smith, the father of Abner and Ruggles S., was b. and 
always r. in Needham. He commanded the military company of 
that town during the war of the Revolution. At the commence- 
ment of it, the company entered into an agreement, and organized 
themselves as "minute men," that is, ready at a minute's warning. 
When the British left Boston for Lexington and Concord, a mes- 
senger was dispatched to rally the militia. He arrived at Needham 
at 10 o'clock in the evening. Capt. Smith, with his oldest son, 
Aaron, jun., and another man, went to the top of a neighboring hill, 
and fired three guns, the signal agreed upon ; and, before daylight, 
the company collected and marched to Lexington, fourteen miles ; 
and before night, five men belonging to the company were killed, 
and two wounded. 

Saml-el Smith, from Hollis, N.H.; b. Oct. 2, 1782; m., first, 
1801, Esther Hill, dr. of Ebenezer H. ; came to Dublin, 1797; r. 
first on lot 2, range 8, then in Hollis and Townsend, and now on 
lot 3, range 5 ; a cooper by trade. Second w., Mrs. Catharine 
Hill. All his ch. by first wife : 

I. Esther, b. June 10, 1802 ; m. Stephen Furbush, of Peter- 
borough. IL Eli, b. Feb. 21, 1804 ; m., Jan. 20, 1828, Polly Fisk, 
dr. of Levi F., of Jaffrey. III. Catharine, b. in Hollis, Feb. 13, 
1807; m., April 12, 1829, Hiram Barden. IV. Noah, b. in 
Townsend, April 6, 1809; m., May 24, 1835, Deidamia Barden. 
V. Asenath, b. in Townsend, Feb. 21, 1811. VI. John, b. in 
Dublin, June 15, 1813; m. Sarah Upton, of Peterborough. VIL 
Sally Eliza, b. April 15, 1815 ; d. Aug. 15, 1815. VIII. Eliza, b. 
May 31, 1816. IX. Elmira, b. Aug. 7, 1818. X. Mary, b. Nov. 
6, 1820; d. Dec. 1, 1823. XL Mary, b. July 30, 1825 ; m. Hosea 
Pierce, of Peterborough. XIL Sarah Ann, b. Dec. 20, 1827. 

John Snow (Esq.), b. in Leominster, Mass., March 18, 1760 ; 
m. Hannah Parker, b. in Newton, Mass. She d. May 27, 1823. 
He d. Jan. 28, 1841. Re. to Dublin, 1800 ; settled on lot 10, range 
5, formerly owned by Rev. E. Sprague. Ch. : 

L Timothy, b. July 27, 1780; d. Jan. 18, 183 6, at Litchfield, N.Y. 
II. John, b. March 7, 1782 ; came to Dublin, from Sterling, Mass., 
1800; m., April 4, 1804, Mercy Twitchell, b. Feb. 9, 1779, dr. of 
Joseph T. She d. Dec. 11, 1843. Ch.: 1. Augustine, b. April 
16, 1809 ; m. Mary Heard. — 2. Charles, b. April 13, 1811 ; m., 
1836, Mary W. Wight. He d. Aug. 25, 1847 : ch. (1) A daughter; 
(2) Marcus ; (3) Marian ; (4) Henry. — 3. Leonard, b. June 24, 
1815; m., first. May 28, 1844, Martha Piper, dr. of Cyrus P.: ch. 
(1) Martha, b. Oct. 23, 1848. She d. Nov. 30, 1848; and hia 
second w. was Mary E. Shed, m. 1850; r. Marlborough, now 
Boston. 



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The second w. of John Snow, jun., was Mrs. Eveline Preston, m. 
May 5, 1846. 

III. Augustine Smith, b. Aug. 28, 1784; d. at Litchfield, N.Y. 

IV. Hannah Parker, b. Sept. 1, 1786; ra. Jacob P. Willard, of 
Ashby ; eh. n. u. She d. in Boston, Dec. 23, 1853. 

V. Josephus, b. Nov. 25, 1788; ra., Dec. 23, 1813, Eleanor Gil- 
christ, of Carlisle, Mass. Ch.: 1. Mary L., b. Nov. 16, 1814; m. 
Luther Smith, q. v. ; d. July 13, 1849. — 2. Caroline, b. Nov. 18, 
1816; m., Sept. 8, 1835, Curtis Smith, q.v. — 3. William, b. Feb. 
22, 1818; d. March 12, 1818. — 4. Henry Lewis, b. March 10, 
1819 ; d. March 10, 1821. — 5. Andrew Jackson, b. March 29, 
1822 ; m. Lucy Jane Burpee ; r. Medway, Mass. — 6. Henry Par- 
ker, b. Nov. 29, 1834; m. Gracia Ann Stanley, dr. of Charles S. 
He d. in Peterborough, 1854. — 7. Emily Eliza, b. Dec. 10, 1827 ; 
m. I. H. Keysar ; r. Sutton, N. H. — 8. Lucy Maria, b. June 28, 
1834. 

VI. Horatio Gates, b. March 18, 1791 ; m. ; d. in Boston, June 
8, 1836 ; ch. n.u. VIL Hollowell, b. May 25, 1793 ; d. Sept. 14, 
1796. VIIL Henry, b. June 15, 1795; m. ; d. May 23, 1834; r. 
Shrewsbury, Mass. ; ch. n.u. IX. Louisa, b. July 27, 1797; d. 
Nov. 2, 1818. X. Mary Anne, b. Sept. 9, 1799 ; d. Oct. 27, 1820. 
XL Emily, b. Sept. 26, 1802; d. Dec. 7, 1818. 

Second w. of John Snow, Esq., m., Dec. 27, 1826, Caroline Perry, 
dr. of John P. Ch. : XH. Harriet Louisa, b. Aug. 8, 1830; m. 
Thomas B. Wait, q. v. XIIL Elbridge, b. March 17, 1835. 

Ezra Snow, son of Samuel S. ; b. in Jaffrey, Aug. 19, 1785; 
d. at Brattleborough, Feb. 4, 1849; m., Dec. 15, 1807, Mary Rider, 
b. Aug. 13, 1788, dr. of Moses R. Ch. : 

I. Mary, b. March 3, 1809 ; d. July 4, 1844. II. Dorothy R., 
b. March 2, 1811; m., 1853, Augustus Berry. III. Edward, b. 
May 29, 1813. IV. Ezra G., b. Dec. 9, 1815 ; d. Oct. 3, 1839, in 
the state of Miss., studying medicine with his uncle Mark Snow, 
who was a practising physician. V. Eliza, b. Aug. 25, 1818. VI. 
Julia, b. Oct. 5, 1820. VIL Harriet, b. March 22, 1823; m. 
Aaron B. Grant, who d. at Concord, N. H., Sept. 29, 1850, ae. 33. 
VHL Emma A., b. July 4, 1825. IX. Francis M., b. March 2, 
1829; r. Buffalo, N. Y. 

Jonathan Kilburn Southwick, son of William S. ; came 
from Mass. ; engaged in manufacturing brown earthen-ware ; m., 
Jan. 11, 1809, Dorcas Twitchell, b. June 1, 1787, dr. of Gershom 
T., jun. He d. April 8, 1843, te. 59. She d. at the house of her 
son-in-law, at Sullivan, 1853. He built, previous to 1820, a brick 
house on lot 21, range 8. Ch. : 

I. Augustus, d. II. Sarah, m. Nims ; r. Sullivan ; c. III. 

Augustus, ra. Mary II. McCollister, of Marlborough. Ch. : 1. 
Frederic Augustus. — 2. Jedediah Kilburn. — 3. Silas 
McCollister. — 4. Sarah Orrtlla. IV. Martha. 



ayo REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Phinehas Stanford, came from Sudbury; settled on lot 14, 
range 10, 1775. His children were b. before he came to Dublin, 
and the dates of their births, with the exception of one, have not 
been ascertained ; and we number them by conjecture. Ch. : 

I. Joshua, b. March 27, 1753 ; um. ; and is still living (Dec, 
1854) with Asa Fisk, whose father was, for many years, the guar- 
dian of J. S. (See page 267.) II. Caleb, um. ; d. March 10, 

1828, 33. 72. HI. Josiah, r. on lot 15, range 10 ; m. Esther ■ . 

Ch. : 1. Samuel Boyce, b. Feb. 4, 1773. — 2. Mart, b. Aug. 
19, 1775. — 3. John, b. May 11, 1779. — 4. Persis, b. Jan. 16, 
1783. — 5. Betsey, b. March 19, 1785.— 6. Alona, b. Oct. 5, 
1789. 

IV. Phinehas, lived on lot 14, range 10 ; m. Comfort . Ch. : 

1. Lydia, b. Feb. 18, 1774.— 2. Amos, b. June 25, 1776; m. ; 
ch., r. several years on the farm of Aaron Appleton, lot 11, range 
8. — 3. Molly, b. Sept. 1, 1778. — 4. Dorcas, re. to Pa. — 
5. Daniel, b. June 10, 1782 ; d. in Pa. 

V. David, m., Jan. 16, 1786, Levina White ; first settler, lot 22, 
range 7, sold, before 1793, to Zebulon Norris. Ch. : 1. Levina, 
b. Jan. 17, 1797.-2. Charlotte, b. Feb. 13, 1789.-3. Lu- 
CRETiA, b. March 6, 1791. 

Joshua Stanley, b. in "Wilmington, Mass., Feb. 22, 1766 ; m., 
July 31, 1783, Peggy (Margaret) Johnson, dr. of Simeon J. He 
d. Feb. 9, 1843. She d. Aug., 1818. Ch. : 

I. William, b. Sept. 4, 1784 ; m. Polly Yeardley, dr. of William 
Y. ; re. to McDonough, N. Y., with a family of seven ch. One ch., 
a dr., d. in Dublin, July 15, 1821, ae. 2^. II. Joshua, b. Sept. 4, 
1786; m. Margaret Lakin, of Hancock; d. July, 1852. Ch. : 1. 
Elvira, m., Nov. 17, 1836, E. Cook, of Fitzwilliam. — 2. Han- 
nah L., m., Oct. 19, 1837, James Wilder, of Peterborough : ch. 
(1) Charles M. — 3. Harriet L., m., Dec. 2, 1841, Benjamin F. 
Morse, q. v. — 4. Ruth, m. William Fairfield, of Boston. — 5. 
Sarah. — 6. Wallace J. — A son of Joshua S., named Lemuel 
Lakin, d. July 1, 1822, se. 12. IIL Betsey, b. Dec. 23, 1788 ; m. 
Jacob G. Lakin, of Hancock. She d. Aug., 1849 ; and he d. May, 
1852. IV. Sarah B., b. May 15, 1791 ; m. Moses Lakin, of Han- 
cock, who d. Oct., 1843. 

V. Simeon, b. Sept. 26, 1793; m., Nov. 9, 1817, Mary Morse, 
dr. of Ezra Morse ; r. on the homestead ; a blacksmith by trade. 
Ch.: 1. Nancy, b. May 13, 1818 ; re. to Salt Lake, Utah Ter. — 

2. Joshua, b. June 12, 1821; d. July 16, 1821.-3. Sarah, b. 
July 5, 1822 ; m., 1843, David Wood, of Hancock: ch. (1) Edwin 
M., b. Feb. 22, 1846. — 4. George, b. July 7, 1824 ; d. Sept. 6, 
1826. — 5. Adolphus, b. April 17, 1826.-6. George, b. June 
11, 1828; d. April 20, 1840.-7. Mary Ann, b. May 27, 1830. 
— 8. Frederick. — 9. Daphne A., b. Oct. 2, 1838. 

VI. Margaret, b. July 30, 1795 ; m. John Gilchrest, q. v. VII. 
Charlotte, b. March 10, 1800; m., Aug. 10, 1826, Asa Waghburn, 



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of Hancock. VIII. Charles, b. July 16, 1802; m., first, Lucy 
Winch, who d. May 6, 1842. Ch. : 1. Gracia Ann, ra. Henry 
P. Snow. — 2. Leonard W., m., Aug. 6, 1849, Julia Ann Wait. — 
Second w. of C. S. was Betsey Royce, m. Nov. 8, 1842. 

The second w. of Joshua Stanley, sen., was Ruth Sanderson, of 
Lunenburg, Mass. J. Stanley began laboring in Dublin with an 
uncle named Stewart, on lot 4, range 3, when he was but seventeen 
years old. His uncle gave him the farm. They lodged, the first 
night after their arrival, upon a bed of boughs, under a log that 
did not touch the ground, its branches holding it up. Their first 
dwelling was a cave dug out on the side of the hill, and covered 
with bark. Here they lived together for several years, although 
there was hardly room for a bed and table. When Mr. Stanley 
was married, he built a log-house, and afterwards the present 
dwelling-house. At the time of his death, his descendants were 
eight children, all living ; fifty -two grandchildren, of whom forty -five 
were living ; and twenty great-grandchildren, — making eiglity in 
the whole. But to this number add the husbands and wives of his 
children and grandchildren, — twenty-three in all, — and it makes 
one hundred and three persons ; of whom ninety-five were living in 
February, 1843. 

Henry Stewart, and Sarah his w., came from Amherst, N. H., 
1779, and settled on lot 16, range 4. Ch. : 

L Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1773. IL Lucy, b. Sept. 3, 1776, IIL 
Polly, b. Nov. 1, 1778. IV. Reney, b. April 1, 1781. V. Henry, 
b. Jan. 4, 1785 ; d. Feb. 5, 1785. Sarah, w. of H. S., d. Jan. 5, 
1785. 

Silas Stone, and Elizabeth his w., lived on lot 5, range 5. He 
was an early settler in Dublin. Silas Stone, jun., and the John 
Stone mentioned on page 22 of Mr. Mason's Address, are supposed 
to have been his sons. The births of four ch. are recorded : I. 
Julia, b. July 25, 1765. IL Jeduthan, b. April 17, 1767. IIL Eli, 
b. April 28, 1769. IV. Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1772. 

John Stone, from Leominster, Mass.; b. 1751 ; d. Nov., 1813 ; 
settled first in JaflTrey ; re. to Dublin, 1792, and lived on lot 22, 
range 4; ra., 1779, Lydia Byam, b. Oct. 6, 1760, of Templeton, 
Mass., d. April 20, 1849. Ch. : 

L Lydia, b. Aug. 10, 1779; m., Sept., 1796, William Rollins, 
q. v. II. John, b. Nov. 16, 1783; d. Sept. 7, 1851; m. Lucy 
Colburn, of Langdon, N. H. ; re. to Nelson, 1826. Ch. : 1. Elias, 
b. Oct. 28, 1807; d. Dec, 1811. — 2. Lucy, b. Sept. 7, 1809; m. 
Stephen Miller, of Alstead. — 3. John, b. June, 1811 ; d. 1828. — 
4. Silas, b. Oct. 7, 1813. — 5. David, b. March, 1820. IIL 
Oliver, b. Dec. 20, 1786; d. Dec, 1841; m. Charlotte Kittridge, 
of Nelson. 

IV. Samuel, b. June 15, 1790 ; d. Aug. 15, 1832 ; ra. Alona 



398 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Morse. Ch. : 1. Samuel, b. Dec. 22, 1818. — 2. Leonard, b. 
Jan. 12, 1826. V. Silas, b. Sept. 12, 1792 ; d. Oct., 1813. VI. 
Betsey, b. Oct. 11, 1794; d. June 13, 1832; m. Calvin Hastings, 
of Marlborough. VII. Asa, b. March 14, 1796 ; d. Jan., 1803. 
Vlir. Asenath, b. Oct. 6, 1799 ; m., Dec. 23, 1823, Silas Stone, q. v., 
son of John S., 2d. IX. Eunice, b. Dec. 28, 1802; d. Dec, 1811. 
X. Asa, b. Oct., 1807 ; d. Nov., 1811. 

John Stone, 2d (Capt.), from Spencer, Mass.; b. March 7, 
1765 ; d. April 13, 1849 ; settled in Dublin, 1788, on lot 22, range 
5 ; m., first, March 12, 1788, Elizabeth Stanley, b. 1769, d. Nov. 4, 
1813. Ch.: 

I. John, b. Dec, 1788; d. Nov. 29, 1804. II. Polly, b. Nov., 
1790 ; m. Seth Fisher ; r. to Francestown. III. Betsey, b. Oct., 
1792; m., Nov., 1811, Jesse Worsley. She d. 1833; r. Marl- 
borough. IV. Abigail, b. Nov., 1794; m., Jan., 1815, Eobert 
Hardy; re. to Rutland, N. Y. V. Andrew, b. Oct. 11, 1796; d. 
1833 ; ra. Hannah Shurtliff, of Watertown, N. Y. VI. Martha, b. 
Jan. 19, 1798; m. Socrates Fay; re. to Fratningham, Mass. 

VII. Silas, b. Jan. 12, 1800; m., Dec 23, 1823, Asenath Stone, 
dr. of John S., 1st. Ch. : 1. Edwin, b. Oct. 9, 1826; d. April 24, 
1837. — 2. Elizabeth S., b. Jan. 22, 1828; d. April 3, 1837,— 
3. Elmira E., b. Jan. 17, 1830; d. April 8, 1837.-4, L. Jen- 
nette, b. July 2, 1834, — 5, Elizabeth E,, b. Oct. 21, 1836. 
VIII. Aaron, b. Feb. 28, 1802; m., June 12, 1828, Mary Ward, 
dr. of Reuben W. ; re. to Marlborough. IX. Mahala, b. Feb. 20, 
1804 ; d. Oct., 1804. X. Mahala, b. Aug, 8, 1806 ; ra,, June, 1831, 
Francis Cooledge ; re. to Framingham. XL Lydia, b. June 4, 
1808 ; m., April 13, 1830, Benjamin Olcutt, of Keene. She d. 
1844. Xn. Emeline, b. May 8, 1810; m., June, 1831, Peter 
Lawson ; r. Lowell. XHI. Louisa, b. Jan. 14, 1812 ; r. Lowell. 

The second w. of John Stone, 2d, was Mrs. Rebecca (Cooledge) 
Ward, m. Nov. 4, 1816. Ch. : 

XIV. John C, b. Aug. 20, 1819 ; r. Marlborough. XV. Caro- 
line E., b. Aug. 28, 1821 ; m., Feb. 15, 1849, William J. Logan, 
of Bellows Falls. XVI. Helen, b. Feb. 24, 1824; r. Bellows 
Falls. XVII. George H., b. Dec. 21, 1825 ; r. Bellows Falls. 

John Stone, 3d, b. in Swanzey, N. H., Feb. 28, 1819 ; m., Oct. 
26, 1841, Hannah S. Healy, b. in Winchester, N. H., Nov. 17, 
1819, dr. of Davis H. They re., Sept., 1842, to Medina, Mich. 
In the spring of 1845, they re. to Swanzey, and, in Oct. of the 
same year, re. to Dublin. They live on lot 2, range 1. Ch. : L 
Ellen Maria, b. at Medina, Sept. 2, 1843. II. Lucy Elizabeth, b. 
at Medina, Oct. 13, 1844. III. Amelia Delora, b, in Dublin, April 
13, 1848. IV. Lucy Asenath, b. Oct. 28, 1849. V. Edmund 
Martin, b. Oct. 20, 1851. 

Henry Strongman, b. about 1716; a weaver by trade; emi- 



TAGGAKT. 399 

grated to this country from Dublin, Ireland, about 1736. He r. in 
Boston for a time, and, it is supposed, m. his first w. there. He 
afterwards re. to the vicinity of Deerfield, Mass. Ch. : 

I. John, b. May 20, 1739 ; killed by the Indians in the French 
War, in what was called Eoger's Winter Fight. II. Margaret, b. 

Aug. 3, 1741 ; m. Shiner; r. Charlemont; then re. westward. 

III. AVilliam, b. Sept. 13, 1750; m. Mary Caldwell, of Dublin; re. 
to North Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt., where he d. Ch. : 1. Mary, 
b. March 13, 1774. — 2. Margaret Wassox, b. June 12, 1775. 
— 3. Jennette Alexander, b. Oct. 29, 1777. 

IV. Richard, b. June 4, 1753; d. Aug. 12, 1791 ; m., Jan. 5, 
1778, Betty Rix. She d. March 8, 1825, as. 73. Ch.: 1. John, 
Nov. 6, 1778 ; d. Jan., 1813. — 2. Richard, b. May 8, 1780 ; m., 
June 30, 1806, Sally Rollins, b. June 30, 1785, dr. of Joseph R. : 
ch. (1) Adaline, b. Jan. 26, 1808, m. Charles Whitney, r. Charles- 
town, Mass. ; (2) Mary, b. May 3, 1809, d. Oct. 28, 1809 ; (3) 
Mary Livingston, b. Oct. 23, 1810, ra., Dec. 26, 1844, Jonathan K. 
Smith ; (4) Richard Rodney, b. June 27, 1812, m., Aug., 1841, 
Sarah A. Bagley, r. Manchester, N. H. (5) Joseph Rollins, b. 
Nov. 14, 1813, d. Oct. 19, 1845, m., April 8, 1841, Mary Caroline 
Brown : ch. 1. Emogene Brown, b. Dec. 26, 1841 ; 2. Lucy Maria, 
b. Aug., 1844; (6) Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1816, d. Jan. 23, 1820; (7) 
Sarah Maria, b. Nov. 19, 1823, m.. May 14, 1848, Martin L. New- 
ton, of Marlborough. — 3. Henry, b. Feb., 1782; d. June, 1840.— 
4 and 5. Elijah and Elisha, twins, b. March 25, 1786 ; Elisha 
d. Aug. 15, 1787; Elijah d. Oct. 4, 1804.— 6. Polly, b. Sept. 
15, 1788 ; m. William Livingston, and went to the West. 

Henry S., sen., for his second w., ra. Jennette Alexander, b. 
about 1719, and re. to Dublin, being the fifth family in town, and 
the first that made a permanent residence here. His w. was the 
sister of John Alexander ; and she kept her brother's house in 
Dublin several years previous to her marriage, drawing three lots 
of land in consequence of being the first permanent female resident. 
She left her brother, and went to the vicinity of Deerfield, where 
she m. Mr. S., and came back to occupy her land. Henry S. d. 
March 14, 1786, £b. 70. Jennette S. d. Nov. 20, 1792, st. 73. 

In the year 1800, the several branches of the Strongman or 
Strongmun Family took the name of Strong, by which they have 
since been designated. They were so called in conversation before 
the above date. 

John Taggart (Ensign), b. Feb. 22, 1750, in Roxbury, Mass. ; 
came to Peterborough, 1752; remained in Peterborough and 
Sharon till 1797; then re. to Dublin, where he d., Nov. 15, 1832. 
He was at the battle of Bunker Hill, and an Ensign in the army 
of the Revolution. He m., first, 1774, Anna Emes, who was the 
mother of all his ch. : 

L Jacob, b. 1777. IL David, b. 1779; d. 1805. 

IIL John, b. 1781 ; m., 1804, Hannah Patterson, of Belfast, Me. 



400 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

She d. 1828. He d. Sept. 13, 1835. Ch. : 1. Anna, b. 1805 ; d. 
1807. — 2. Mart, b. 1807 ; m., first, Feb. 5, 1828, Cicero Eobbe, 
of Petei-borough, son of Daniel R. He d. 1829. Second h., m., 
Dec. 22, 1831, Jonathan Holmes; re. to Michigan : ch. (1) Maiy 
Lane, b. Oct. 15, 1832; (2) John, b. Dec. 4, 1836; (3) Cicero, b. 
Nov. 13, 1844; (4) Florence E., b. Dec. 15, 1853. — 3. David, b. 
July 9, 1809; m., Oct. 29, 1835, Sarah Perry, dr. of Benjamin P. : 
ch. (1) John, b. Jan. 10, 1840; (2) Frederick William, b. Feb. 7, 
1842 ; (3) Benjamin P., b. Aug. 18, 1843 ; (4) George, b. May 22, 
1845 ; (5) Harry, b. May 14, 1848 ; (6) Sarah Maria, b. May 17, 
1850; r. Bronson, Mich. — 4. Emily, b. Oct. 10, 1811 ; m., Jan. 
24, 1833, James Adams. She d. Aug., 1835. — 5. Frederick 
William, b. Sept. 28, 1813 ; d. 1839. — 6. Joseph Y., b. July 25, 
1816 ; m., Feb. 8, 1844, Penelope L. Bosworth, of Cleveland, Ohio. 
She d. Feb. 9, 1850: ch. (1) Mary Jane, b. March 17, 1845.— 
7. Jane, b. June 30, 1818 ; m. Jesse Warren, q. v. — 8. Nancy, b. 
Sept. 19, 1821 ; m., Nov. 24, 1841, David Holmes: ch. (1) Mary, 
b. Sept. 6, 1842; (2) Samuel, b. Nov. 30, 1844.-9. John Mun- 
ROK, b. Dec. 15, 1825. 

IV. Sally, b. 1789; m. Joseph Twitchell, jun., q.v.; d. at Mil- 
ford, N. H., Sept. 25, 1851, at the house of her son-in-law, Dr. S. S. 
Stickney. 

James Taggart (brother of Ensign John T.), with his w. Eli- 
zabeth, lived on lot 1, range 3 ; came to Dublin, 1788. Ch. : I. 
Barbara. II. William. III. Elizabeth. IV. Margaret. V. Re- 
becca. VI. James. VII. John. VIH. Washington. 

Joseph Thurston, b. in Alstead, N. H. ; m. Betsey Brown, of 
Sullivan ; a blacksmith by trade, which he pursued in Sullivan till 
1836, when he bought the Stand of John Sanders, and re. to Dub- 
lin. He built a new house ; sold, in 1853, to Almerin Gowing, and 
re. to Keene. Ch. : 

I. Edward, b. 1830 ; d. Nov., 1837. II. Albert Bradley, b. June 
20, 1837. III. William Henry, b. July 20, 1840 ; d. Oct., 1843. 

David Thurston, and Alice his w. ; r. in the west part of Dub- 
lin. Ch.: I. Alice, b. Dec. 5, 1794. II. Obed, b. Feb. 3, 1797. 
HI. Charlotte, b. July 6, 1800. D. T. re. 1801. 

Cornelius Towne, came from Rindge, 1804 or 5 ; b. at 
Topsfield, Mass., Feb. 13, 1772; m., 1791, Hannah Chaplin, of 
Rindge. Ch. : 

I. John, b. March 4, 1792 ; r. JaflTrey. II. Rebecca, b. May 2, 
1794; m. Josiah Wight, q.v. IH. Moses, b. July 21, 1796; m., 
Dec. 29, 1818, Eliza Pierce; r. Townsend, Mass. IV. Cornelius, 
b. April 18, 1803 ; m., first. May, 1824, Mary Knowlton, dr. of 
Deacon John K. She was b. July 2, 1804, and d. May 19, 1836. 
Ch. : 1. Cornelius K., b. Jan. 30, 1826. — 2. John P., b. Sept. 



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I, 1827. — 3. Hannah C, b. Oct. 23, 1831. — 4. MARYE.,b. Aug. 

II, 1833. — 5. Gilbert, b. Jan. 27, 1836. Second w., m., March 
16, 1837, Hannah Farnum, b. Nov. 22, 1798, dr. of Joshua F. 
Ch. : 6. Georgk M., b. Jan. 16, 1838.-7. Clara F., b. March 

8, 1839. V. Elijah W., b. Jan. G, 1807. 

David Toavnsend, b. in Lynn, Mass., 1725; d. Oct., 1788; re. 
to Dublin, with his family, 1779, having purchased his land as early 
as 1773, and pel-forming labor upon it before he settled. He m. 
Judith Wiley, dr. of Benjamin Wiley. She was b. 1715, and d. 
Oct. 5, 1800. Ch.: 

I. Judith, b. Sept. 4, 1749; m., 1772, David Gray Nutting, q. v. 
She d. 1834. II. Esther, b. Oct., 1750 ; ra., 1770, Aaron Marshall, 
q. v. She d. Dec, 1806. HI. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1753 ; m., Aug. 

9, 1773, Benjamin Smith, a soldier of the Revolution. He d. Sept. 
8, 1826, ss. 74. She d. Dec. 25, 1836. 

IV. David, jun., b. Nov. 13, 1755; m., 1780, Tamesin Wiley, d. 
April, 1837, se. 80. Second w., m., Nov. 28, 1837, Mrs. Esther 
Fiske. He d. June 2, 1841. All his ch. by his first w. : 1. Polly 
(Mary), b. June 24, 1782 ; m., June 2, 1800, Aaron Greenwood, 
q. v., son of Moses G., sen. — 2. David, jun., 2d, b. Dec. 4, 1783 ; 
m., June 7, 1807, Dolly Fisher: ch. (1) Alfred, b. July 9, 1808; 
m., Dec. 4, 1838, Mary Ann Graham, of Peterborough ; r. Clare- 
raont; (2) Daniel, b. May 19,1810; m., Dec. 31, 1836, Betsey 
Morse, dr. of Peter M. : ch. 1. uMilan, b. Nov. 18, 1837; 2. Alvin, 
b. Sept. 14, 1840 ; (3) Elvira, b. Feb. 5, 1812 ; m., Sept. 1, 1831, 
Aaron Twitchell, son of Joshua T. : ch. 1. Joshua, b. June 3, 1834, 
d. March 8, 1850 ; 2. Aaron 3L, b. Jan. 8, 1840 ; (4) Mary, b. 
Jan. 11, 1819, m., Feb. 16, 1837, Bela Morse: ch. 1. Elbridge, 
b. July 11, 1847, d. March, 1850; 2. Ella, b. Aug. 19, 1852 ; (5) 
Harriet, b. Jan. 26, 1817, m. Ivers Flint, q,v. ; (6) Lydia, b. Jan. 
12, 1819, m., Oct. 18, 1842, Joseph Turner, of Peterborough : ch. 
1. Charles K, b. 1848 ; 2. Emma F., b. Feb., 1850 ; 3. Frank F., 
b. Feb., 1852 ; (7) Evehne, b. May 5, 1821 ; (8) Tamesin, b. Feb. 
26, 1824; (9) David, jun., 3d, b. April 23, 1827, m., Dec. 27, 1852, 
Hannah Lawrence, of Ashby; r. on the homestead; (10) Caroline, 
b. Nov. 3, 1829, m., March 8, 1849, Rufus W. Piper ; r. Man- 
chester, N. II. 

3. Jonathan, b. Feb. 19, 1786; m., Dec. 10, 1807, Cynthia 
Fisher: ch. (1) Charles E., b. Jan. 17, 1810, m.. May 28, 1840, 
Emeline Ernes, dr. of Alexander E. : ch. 1. Cynthia 31., b. Sept. 24, 
1844 ; 2. Esther, b. March 27, 1850, d. April 1, 1850 ; (2) Benja- 
min F., b. June 3, 1812, d. July 25, 1843 ; (3) George W., b. Nov. 
22, 1814, m., Nov. 25, 1836, Orilla Keblin, of Ashburnham, Mass. 
She d. Aug. 2, 1844: ch. 1. Emily A., b. June 17, 1840 ; 2. Ellen 
A., b. May 28, 1843 ; second w., m., 1847, r. Chelsea, Vt. ; (4) 
Samuel F., b. Oct. 16, 1817, m., July 3, 1847, Mrs. Betsey G. 
Twitchell, of jNIanchester, N. H. : ch. 1. Franklin M, b. Jan. 29, 
1851 ; (5) David M., b. Oct. 3, 1820, m. July 11, 1853, Maria H. 
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402 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Powers, of Barre, Vt, r. Chelsea, Vt. ; (G) and (7) Almira A. and 
Emily A., b. Sept. 18, 1824; Emily A. d. Dec. 7, 1828; (8) 
Emily A., b. April 13, 1830, d. April 27, 1838. — 4. David, b. July 
13, 1788 ; d. Feb. 2, 1808. — 5. Amos, b. April 7, 1790 ; d. Jan. 12, 
1849 ; m., June 8, 1821, Betsey Priest, of Hancock. She d. Jan. 
25, 1854: eh. (1) Mary Ann, b. Aug. 12, 1822 ; (2) Lucy, b. July 
10, 1824, d. Sept. 10, 1826; (3) Jabez P., b. June 4, 1826; (4) 
Charles M., b. Sept. 19, 1828; (5) Elizabeth, b. Feb. 6, 1833.— 
6. Anna, b. Dec. 31, 1792 ; m., May 7, 1850, Isaac Remick, of Man- 
chester, N. H. ; r. Dublin. — 7. Tamesin, b. Dec. 25, 1796; d. 
March 4, 1809.-8. Aaron, b. 1798; d. Sept. 1799. — 9. Aaron, 
b. March 17, 1801 ; d. Jan., 1802.— 10. Charles, b. Feb. 18, 
1803; d. Aug. 2, 1809. 

V. Abigail, b. Dec. 1757; m., 1782, Benjamin Wiley, jun., q. v. 
She d. 1830. 

Samuel Twitchell (Esq.), son of Joseph T.,* Esq., of Sher- 
born ; b. Aug. 24, 1840 ; m., 1766, Alice Wilson, dr. of Dr. John 
W., of Sherborn. She d. Nov. 7, 1805. Second w., m., Nov. 2, 
1807, the widow of Dr. Young, of Peterborough. He d. April 16, 
1820. Mary Wilson, widow of Dr. J. W., d. in Dublin, June 12, 
1774. The character of Samuel Twitchell, Esq., is sufficiently in- 
dicated in the preceding History. The public offices which he held 
show him to have been a man in whom his fellow-citizens confided, 
as an able and faithful manager of their municipal affiiirs. Ch. : 

I. Hannah, b. July 1, 1767 ; d. Aug., 1767. II. Ephraim,b. [?] ; 

* Rev. Abner Morse, of Sherborn, has kindly furnished, from his " MSS. History 
of the Twitchells, alias Tuchills," a genealogy of that part of the said ftimily to which 
Samuel T., with his brothers and sisters, belonged. ^Ve insert here an abridgment 
of Mr. Morse's communication; and we commend the labors of Mr. M. to all who 
bear the name of Twitchell, or who are of their " kith and kin." 

The forefather of the family was Joseph Twitchell, who was admitted to the free- 
man's oath. May 14, 1634. He r. in Dorchester in 1653 ; and was probably the father 
of Joseph, who settled in Sherborn immediately after Philip's War, where he d., Oct. 
24, 1710. He was a man of irreproachable character; and tradition represents him 
to have been a Cyclops in stature, and a Hercules in strength. He had four daugh- 
ters, and a son Joseph who m. Elizabeth Holbrook, whose son Joseph was the father 
of Samuel, who settled in Dublin. Of this Joseph, Mr. Morse gives the following 
account: — 

"Joseph (Esq.), b. Feb. 13, 1718-19; m. Deborah Fairbanks, June 28, 1739, dr. 
of Joseph F., of Sherborn, and with her was received to the church, July 27, 1740. 
He m., second. Widow Deborah (Sanger) Fasset, Jan. 5, 1786, and d. with the apo- 
plexy, March 12, 1792. He settled on the east side of Dirty Meadow, on the south 
side of a steep, rocky hill ; and became the leading citizen of Sherborn for a series of 
years. He served as Captain of the militia. Representative to the General Court, 
and Justice of the Peace, and for fourteen years as Town-Clerk and Treasurer. Hig 
memory is still cherished here by the grandchildren of his cotemporaries." Joseph 
T., Esq., had fourteen children. For convenience of reference, we give their names 
in this note : I.Samuel. 2. Joseph. 3. Elizabeth, m. JoelWight. 4. Eleazer. 5. 
Ezra. 6. Martha, m. Nathan Bixby. 7. Deborah, b. March 26, 1749; d. May 13, 
1752. 8. Abel. 9. Deborah, b. Dec. 23, 175.2; m., May 5, 1775, Joseph Maynard, 
of Framingham. 10. Molly (Mary), m. Moses Rider. 11. Amos, baptized Jan. 2, 
1757; d., um., in the army. 12. Eli, baptized Feb. 25, 1759; m., Sept. 23, 1784, 
Rhoda Leland; settled in Bethel, Me. 13. Peter, baptized Aug. 30, 1760; m.. May 
8, 1783, Sarah BuUard, who d. Sept. 20, 1791; second wife, Amy Perry, m. Jan. 10, 
1793; r. Bethel, Me. 14. Julia, b. March 18, 1766; m. Wm. Tucker, of Framingham. 



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d. Aug. 7, 1768. III. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, and d. Feb. 21, 1770. 
IV. Polly (Mary), b. Jan. 23, 1771; m. Samuel Fisk, q. v. V. 
Betsey, b. April 18, 1773 ; d. Jan. 20, 1853 ; ra. Dr. David Carter. 
Ch. : 1. Eliza, b. March 5, 1792; r. Keene. VI. Samuel, b. June 
13, 1775; d. Sept. 1, 1777. VII. Samuel, b. Nov. 13, 1777; d. 
April 8, 1784. 

VIII. Amos (Dr.), b. April 11, 1781 ; d. May 26, 1850. In the 
Memoir of Amos Tvvitchell, by Dr. Henry I. Bowditch, the day of 
his birth is stated to have been April 14; but the town-clerk's 
record has it April 11. It is said, also, that he was the seventh of 
nine children ; but the register furnished for this publication makes 
him the eighth of ten children. These are unimportant points. 
The Memoir is a valuable one ; and it should be read by the young 
as an encouragement to persevering industry under limited oppor- 
tunities for literary acquisitions. Dr. Tvvitchell is said to have 
been fond of books when he was only six years of age. As he grew 
older, his love of reading increased ; and he read, with deep interest, 
history, voyages, and travels. Books were scarce in his youthful 
days ; but he read thoroughly such as he could obtain. In conse- 
quence of his love of reading and his studious habits, he was sent 
to New Ipswich Academy, of which, at that time, Rev. Samuel 
Worcester was Preceptor, and where he remained seven or eight 
months. He was afterwards instructed by Rev. Mr. Palmer, of 
Townsend. He entered Dartmouth College, 1798, at the age of 
seventeen, and graduated 1802, delivering, at the time of his gra- 
duation, an oration in Greek. During the winters of his collegiate 
course, he taught district schools. He studied medicine under the 
direction of Dr. Nathan Smith, Professor at the Medical School in 
Hanover; and commenced practice, 1807, in Marlborough, N. H. 
He removed to Keene, 1810. In 1819, he was offered a Professor- 
ship at Dartmouth; in 1824, at the Vermont Academy of Medicine; 
in 1826, at Castleton ; and, in 1826, at Bowdoin College, each of 
which offers he declined. He was an earnest advocate of the cause 
of temperance, and strongly opposed to the use of tobacco in any 
form. From its incorporation, in 1833, to the close of his life. Dr. 
T. was President of the Cheshire Provident Institution for Savings. 
He m., 1815, Betsey Goodhue, dr. of Dr.Josiah G., of Chester, Vt. 
She d. 1848, c. Dr. Bowditch says, " She was a model of a physi- 
cian's wife, in the care and many kindnesses with which she mini- 
stered to those who called to consult him," her husband. 

IX. Timothy, b. Jan. 2S, 1783; m. Susan Watson, dr. of Daniel 
W., of Keene. Ch. : 1. Henry, b. in Keene, Sept. 2, 1815; r. 
Cincinnati, Ohio. — 2. Mary, b. in Petersburg, Va., Aug. 14, 1818. 
— 3. George Brooks, b. in Petersburg, Va., Sept. 20, 1820; 

physician and surgeon, Keene ; m. Thayer, dr. of G. F. 

Thayer, of Boston. — 4. Charles Watson, b. in Pensacola, Fla., 
Sept. 17, 1823 ; d. Aug. 24, 1847, at Memphis, Tenn. — 5. Laura 
Anna, b. in Pensacola, May 6, 1826 ; d. Oct. 3, 1826. — 6. Edward, 
b. in Arcadia, Fla., Nov. 8, 1828 ; now in CaUfornia. 



404 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

X. Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1785; d. Aug. 12, 1820; m. Abigail 
Bailey, and had two daughters. Second h., Samuel Patrick, of 
JafFrey. She, and her two daughters by S. Twitchell, are dead. 

Joseph Twitchell (second son of Joseph, of Sherborn), b. Nov. 
27, 1741 ; m., Nov. 13, 1766, Marcy Holbrook ; settled on lot 9, 
range 3. Ch. : 

I. Joseph, b. Nov. 24, 1767 ; d. 1767. II. Jonathan, b. June 27, 
1769 ; d. Dec. 6, 1773. III. Marcy, b. June 4, 1772 ; d. Sept. 8, 1777. 
lY. Joseph, b. Nov. 12, 1774 ; d. Aug. 3, 1777. V. Lois, b. Jan. 6, 
1777; m. Samuel Derby, q. v. VI. Marcy, b. Feb. 9, 1779; m. 
John Snow, jun., q. v. YII. Joseph, b. June 25, 1781; m. Sally 
Taggart, dr. of Ensign John T. Ch. : 1. Sarah Anne, m. Dr. 
S. S. Stickney ; r. first in Dublin, now in Milford, N. H. ; ch. n. u. 
— 2. Alfred, m. ; r. first in Boston, now in Milford, N.H. ; ch. n. u. 
VIII. Persis, b. May 4, 1784; m. Daniel Twitchel, q.v., son of 
GersJiora T., jun. IX. Reuben, b. May 17, 1786 ; m. Sally Wilder, 
dr. of Col. Abel W. Ch. : 1. Orlando, b. Feb. 6, 1808 ; d. at the 
West. — 2. Reuben Wilder, b. Sept. 17, 1810; m., Sept., 1834, 
Hannah P. Wight, who d. May 3, 1847. Ch. n. u. 

Eleazer Twitchell (third son and fourth ch. of Joseph of S.), 
b. Jan. 22, 1744-5; m., April 4, 1768, Martha Mason, dr. of Moses 
M., sen. Ch. : I. Deborah, b. Feb. 1, 1772 ; first settled in Dublin 
on the " Yeardly Place," then on the " Scripture Place," in Nelson ; 
re. to Bethel, Me. After his removal to Bethel, he was taken cap- 
tive by the Indians, at the house of one of his neighbors, — a Capt. 
Clark, — on an afternoon when he happened to be there. Quite a 
number of Indians came suddenly upon the house, entered it, took 
Clark and Twitchell captive, bound their hands behind them, set 
one of their number as a guard, while the rest went into the cellar 
to regale themselves at a barrel of rum. Having partaken very 
freely, they called to the guard to come and take his turn. Mr. 
Twitchell, in anticipation of what might happen, had prepared him- 
self for escape ; and, the moment the guard left him, sprang out of 
the house, ran a short distance, jumped over a brush-fence, and 
curled down. In a moment after, he heard them give the alarm 
that Mr. Twitchell was gone. They ran to the woods in search 
of him ; mistaking the noise of some cattle in the brush for their 
captive. He embraced the opportunity to run into an adjacent 
corn-field, and there secreted himself for the night, and, in the 
morning, found, but a few rods from himself, Mrs. Clark, who on 
the approach of the Indians to the house had fled there for safety, 
neither having been aware that the other was near, or even in the 
corn-field. Capt. Clark was carried off to Canada. Jonas Clark, 
of Dublin, while in Canada, became acquainted with the Indian 
who took him, and received from him an account of the adventure. 

Ezra Twitchell (fourth son and fifth ch. of Joseph, of S.), b. 
June 23, 1746; m. Susanna Rice, of Framingham ; settled in Dub- 



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Hn, on lot 12, range 6, on the place where Cyrus Mason now lives; 
re. to Bethel, Me. Ch. : 

T. Susanna, b. Nov. 9, 17G8; d. at Framingham, Dec. 19, 177G. 

II. Anna, b. Dec. 15, 1770; d. at Frainingliam, Dec. 18, 1776. 

III. Calvin, b. Nov. 2, 1772; d. IV. Calvin, b. June 4, 1773; d. 
at Framingham, Dec. 18, 1776. V. Cyntliia, d. at Framingham, 
Dec. 18, 1776. VI. Susanna, b.Nov. 2, 1777. VII. Ezra,b. Nov, 
24, 1781. VIII. Eli, b. July 26, 1785. 

Abel Twitciiell (fifth son and eighth ch. of Joseph, of S.), b. 
May 28, 1751 ; m., lirst, Sarah Adams, dr. of Joseph A.; settled in 
Dublin, on the Capt. Joseph Hay ward Place. His house was where 
the old cuny-shop stood ; re. to Sherborn, and entered the army ; 
returned to Dublin, and settled on his place at Ilarrisville, where 
he d. March 8, 1837. The second w. of Abel T. was EHzabeth 
Clark, sister of Jonas C. She d. Jan. 13, 1846. All the ch. of 
Abel T. by first wife : 

I. Sally, b. at Dublin, April 9, 1775; m., first, Aug. 8, 1793, 
Stephen Beard, of Nelson, who d. July, 1802, of hydrophobia, 
having been bitten by a mad dog. Ch. : 1. Stephen, d. in infancy. 

— 2. Betsey, d. in infancy. — 3. Stephen, r. New Haven, Conn. 

— 4. Lyman, d. — 5. Eliza, d. Second h., Samuel Messenger, of 
Stoddard, d. 1824. Ch. : 6. Sarah Ann, d. 

II, Deborah, b. at Sherborn, Aug. 14, 1776; m., Jan. 1, 1794, 
Bethuel Hai'ris, of Nelson. 

in. Cyrus, b. March 13, 1778 ; m., 1800, Eunice Belknap ; J. P. ; 
r. Milan, N. H. Ch. : 1. Ransom, J. P. ; Rep. — 2. Oilman. — 
3. Sullivan, r, Philadelphia ; purchased Charles Whittemore's 
beer establishment, and carries on the business, — 4, Cykus. — 5. 
Hannah Adams. — 6. Clayton, J. P. One son drowned while 
a boy. 

IV. Mary, b. Feb. 5, 1780; m. Jonas Clark, q.v. (Page 323, 
fifth line from top, read Mary instead of Sarah.) 

V. Peter, b. July 10, 1781 ; m., first, Dec. 22, 1803, Hannah 
Belknap, dr. of Nathaniel B. ; r. Middlebury, Vt., Vergennes, Vt., 
and d. at Saratoga, N.Y. Ch. : 1. and 2. Twins, n.u.; manufac- 
turers in the north part of Vermont ; both d. of consumption. — 
Five ch. now living; two of them daughters, Louisa and Pame- 
LiA ; names of the others unknown. Name of second w. not known. 

VI. Abel, b. July 13, 1783 ; m. Abigail Greenwood, dr. of Joshua 
Greenwood, 2d; lived on the homestead; d. July 15, 1834. She 
d. 1854. Ch.: 1. Elvira, b. April 25, 1809; d. May 18, 1845; 
um. — 2. Elbertson, b. Feb. 23, 1811; d. — 3. Charles Man- 
SEL Adams, b. Feb. 22, 1819 ; m., Oct., 1844, Eliza Fay BHss, of 
Boston, dr. of Levi and Harriet B. : ch. (1) Linette Frances, b. 
Dec. 15, 1849; (2) Charles Edwin, b. Sept. 25, 1852; r. East 
Boston. 

VII. Betsey, b. Oct. 18, 1784 ; d. July 29, 1795. VIH. Timothy 
Adams, b. May 29, 1792 ; d. Feb., 1816. 



406 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Gershom Twitchell, from Sherborn ; settled on lot 12, range 
7 ; first w, d. before or soon after he re. to Dublin ; m. second 
w. in Dublin, Oct. 2, 1779, Priscilla Holt. His ch., so far as we 
have ascertained, were as stated below. No record of their births 
has been obtained ; and our arrangement is, with two exceptions, 
conjectural. 

I. Gershom, b. Sept. 12, 1748 ; m., Sept. 12, 1771, Prudence 
Adams, dr. of Joseph A. ; settled on lot 13, range 9. Ch. : 1. 
Luther, b. Sept. 18, 1773. — 2. Hannah, b. May 20, 1775; m., 
first, Zenas Gibbs ; second, James Burns, q. v. — 3. Prudence, b. 
April 19, 1777; d. — 4. Josiah, b. March 14, 1779. — 5. Daniel, 
b. Feb. 22, 1781; d. Oct. 13, 1844; m. Persis Twitchell, b. May 
4, 1784, d. May 4, 1851: ch. (1) Adaline, b. May 30, 1807, m., 
June 12, 1827, John Brooks : ch. 1. Fidelia M., m. Joseph Upton: 
[1] one child; 2. George W.; 3. Mary E.; (2) Almia, b. July 15, 
1808, m., July, 1854, John P. Barber, of Winchendon, Mass. ; (3) 
Darius, b. June 25, 1810, d. Jan. 24, 1824 ; (4) Persis Alraira, b. 
May 9, 1812, m., April 21, 1846, Marshall V. Fisk, of Columbus, 
O., grandson of Alexander Emes, she d. in Dublin : ch. 1. E. Fitz- 
roy, d. ; (5) Franklin, b. June 25, 1814, m. Orinda Bowers, dr. of 
Jonathan S. and Elizabeth N. B., of Peterborough, r. Nashua : ch. 

1. George Franklin, b. in Lowell, Sept. 7, 1840, d. in Chicopee, 
Mass., Aug. 23, 1842 ; 2. Ferdinand Le Roy, b. in Chicopee, Nov. 
8, 1843; 3. Frank Alonzo, b. in Chicopee, Oct. 31, 1845, d. July 
31, 1849; 4. Sarah Fdnah, b. in Chicopee, Aug. 21, 1850; (G) 
Joseph, b. April 30, 1816, d. Oct. 5, 1816; (7) Horace, b. Oct. 15, 
1817, d. in Meredith, N. H., Oct. 19, 1844, m., in Chicopee, Betsey 
G. Bartlett : ch. 1. Helen Elizabeth ; (8) Laura Ann, b. Dec. 4, 
1819, d. Dec. 25, 1834; (9) George, b. Aug. 7, 1823, d. Aug. 17, 
1825. — 6. Prudence, b. June 10, 1783; m., Sept. 15, 1805, John 
Minot : ch. (1) Mary, m. Asa Greenwood, q. v. — 7. Mart, b. 
April 22, 1785; m. Eli Hamilton, q. v. — 8. Dorcas, b. June 1, 
1787; m. Jonathan K. Southwick, q. v. — 9. Gershom, b. April 
10, 1789 ; m. ; ch., n.u. — 10. John, b. April 20, 1792 ; m. 

IL Sarah, b. 1750 ; d. Jan. 7, 1832 ; m. William Yeardly, q. v. 
in. Stephen, m.. May 27, 1779, Lucy Norcross, dr. of Asa N. ; 
lived on lot 12, range 9. Ch. : 1. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 7, 1780. — 

2. Sarah, b. July 8, 1781. — 3. Julia, b. Oct. 6, 1782. — 4. 
Hannah, b. Oct. 13, 1794. IV. Comfort, m. Elisha Adams, q. v. 
V. Hannah, m. Joshua Gi'eenwood, 1st, q. v. VI. Isaac, m., July 
16, 1795, Lydia Swallow. He lived on lot 17, range 4 ; d. Oct. 
SI, 1831, 05. 64. She d. July 31, ic. 81. 

Abijah Twitchell, and his w. Lydia, r., first, lot 7, range 9, 
and, last, on lot 8, range 7, having exchanged farms with his brother 
Ebenezer T. His name appears first in the tax-list, 1774. He d. 
July 11, 1777. Ch.: 

I. Thaddeus, m. Nancy ; lived on lot 6, range 9. He d. 

July 28, 1841, ;». 68. Ch. : 1. Abijah, b. Feb. 3, 1797 ; d. Aug. 13, 



TWITCHELL. 407 

1825 ; m. Miranda Battle, of Dover, Mass. : ch. (1) Harvey, d. 
July 8, 1825. — 2. Hannah, b. April 5, 1799 ; d. July 24, 1823. 
— 3. Mary, b. July 6, 1801 ; d. June 3, 182G. — 4. Nancy, b. 
Aug. 20, 1803 ; d. Dec. 2, 1824. — 5. Mira, b. July 31, 1806 ; d. 
Jan. 29, 1825. — 6. Lucy, b. Sept. 1, 1808 ; d. Feb. 6, 1830. — 7. 
Dorcas, d. Nov. 18, 1839, je. 23. The foregoing seven ch. of 
Thaddeus and Nancy T. all d. of consumption. The widow, Nancy 
T., r. in Dover, Mass. 

II. Dorcas, b. Oct. 5, 1774; m. John Twitchell, son of Ebenezer 
T., q.v. III. Lydia, b. March 2, 1776 ; d; Aug. 19, 1777. 

Ebenezer Twitchell, brother of Abijah ; b. Aug. 27, 1745 ; 
d. Oct. 6, 1824; m., 1st, Waitstill Greenwood, dr. of William G. 
She d. June 11, 1788, a;. 43. They lived first on lot 8, range 7, 
which he exchanged for lot 7, range 9. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1768 ; m. Isaac Appleton, q.v. 

II. John, b. June 2, 1770 ; m., first, Dorcas Twitchell, dr. of 
Abijah T. He d. Aug. 19, 1825. Ch. : 1. John, b. Aug. 20, 
1798; d. Oct, 10, 1798.— 2. Oilman, b. July 28, 1800; d. Oct. 
19, 1800. — 3. Matilda Goulding, b. July 28, 1801 ; d. in 
Peterborough, 1841. — 4. Sylvia, b. March 23, 1803; urn. — 5. 
Leander, b. Nov. 16, 1804; d. Oct. 20, 1805.-6. Emily, b. 

Feb. 19, 1806 ; d. Oct. 31, 1807. Second w,, Susan . Ch. : 

7. Marian, b. Nov. 24, 1818. — Two other drs , n.u. 

III. Eli, b. Oct. 29, 1772 ; m., 1797, Anne Warren, b. Feb. 13, 
1778, dr. of Daniel W. Ch., n. u. 

IV. Daniel, b. April 3, 1775; m. Polly ; re. to Vt., and 

back to Dublin. She d. 1841. He d. in Peterborough. Ch. : 1. 
Mary, b. Sept. 20, 1808. — 2. Emeline, m. — 3. Mira, d. Jan. 
30, 1848. — 4. Asa, m. ; r. Lyndeborough. V. Lydia, b. April 2, 
1781 ; d. at the West. VI. Meriam, b. April 7, 1783 ; r. Shafts- 
bury, Vt. VIL Waitstill, b. Jan. 21, 1786; m. fiist, March 13, 
1806, Aaron Brooks. Ch. : 1. John, m. Harriet E. Crombie, dr. 
of John C. : ch. (1) Anstis. Second h., Jacob Spaulding, of 
Sullivan. VIIL Julia, b. May 28, 1788 ; m. Barzillai Paul ; r. 
Richland, N. Y. 

Second w. of Ebenezer T., Emma Pratt, b. Dec. 10, 1765. Ch. : 
IX. Calvin, b. July 24, 1800 ; d. July 9, 1852 ; m., Sept. 7, 1843, 
Arvilla Crossfield, of Eoxbury, N. H. Ch. 1. Julia M., b. March 
9, 1844.-2. Luther Edwin, b. March 9, 1846. X. Luther, b. 
Feb. 2, 1805 ; m., and r. at Salt Lake City, Utah Ter. 

Joshua Twitchell, brother of Abijah and Ebenezer T. ; b. at 
Sherborn, Mass., March 4, 1753 ; m. Sarah Cozzins, of Ilolliston, 
b. Aug. 12, 1757 ; settled on lot 11, range 9. He d. Aug. 16, 1829. 
She d. March 31, 1840. Ch. : 

L Abijah, b. April 10, 1778 ; re. to the State of Me. IL Sally, 
b. March 21, 1780 ; r. Vt. III. Joshua, b. Aug. 26, 1782 ; r. 
State of Me. IV. Ebenezer, b. July 7, 1784 ; r. Me. 

V. Joseph, b. Sept. 16, 1786 ; d. Nov. 29, 1853 ; settled on lot 



408 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

9, range 8, Dec, 1814 ; ra., Dec. 22, 1814, Hannah Greenwood, b. 
July 1, 1791, dr. of Joshua G., 1st. Ch. : 1. Rufus, b. Oct. 11, 
1815; d. May 17, 1816. — 2. Horace, b. Nov. 21, 1816; m., 
June, 1852, J. A. Adams, of Franklin, Mass.; r. Med way, Mass. 

— 3. Julia Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1819; d. Oct. 6, 1820. — 4. Joseph 
Elliot, who has taken the name of Elliot T., b. Aug. 5, 1821, 

— 5. Rufus, b. Dec. 31, 1822 ; d. Jan. 23, 1825. — 6. Lewis, 
who has taken the name of Leavis Powhatan Randolph, b. 
Dec. 16, 1824. — 7. Sarah Ann, b. Aug. 23, 1827; m., March, 
1850, Emmons M. Hardy, of Franklin, Mass. ; r. South Boston ; 
she d. in Dublin, 1854. — 8. Sidney, b. Sept. 15, 1831. — 9. 
Emma Matilda, b. Jan. 11, 1834. 

VI. Timothy, b. March 23, 1789 ; m. ; r. on lot 14, range 3 ; re. 
to Sherborn, 1822. VII. Martha, b. March 28, 1791 ; d. Aug. 21, 
1852. VIII. Betsey, b. June 12, 1793 ; urn. IX. Asa, b. Oct. 
12, 1795; d. at Troy, N. Y., or Albany, N. Y. X. Hannah, b. 
March 27, 1798 ; m., Jan. 20, 1825, James Crombie Cliadwick, of 
Rindge; d. XI. Moses, b. June 12, 1800; um. ; r. the homestead. 
XII. Aaron, b. April 27, 1803 ; m., Sept. 1, 1831, Elvira Town- 
send, dr. of David T., jun., 2d ; r. Pa. Ch. : 1. Joshua, b. June 
3, 1834 ; d. March 8, 1850. — 2. Aaron M., b. Jan. 8, 1840. 

Samuel Twitchell, 3d, b. Aug. 1, 1801 ; d. Feb. 1, 1841 ; m., 
Oct. 19, 1824, Betsey Gowing, dr. of James G. Ch. : 

I. Fidelia, b. July 15, 1825; m. Henry Taggart ; r. Peter- 
borough. II. Sabrina, b. May 16, 1827; m. Ira SpafFord, jun.; r. 
Peterborough. III. Miranda, d. IV. Charles, d. V. El'izabeth, 

b. Feb. 17, 1837 ; m. Smith ; r. New Ipswich. VI. Mariette, 

b. March 16, 1839. 

James Upton, m., July 24, 1788, Mary Whitney, and lived on 
lot 20, range 4. Ch. : I. Susanna, b. Jan. 22, 1789. II. James, b. 

April 16, 1792. Second w., Rebecca . Ch. : III. Rebecca, 

b. May 14, 1794. 

William Upton, m., July 2, 1789, Mary Morse; lived on lot 

20, range 4. Ch. : I. William, b. Aug. 25, 1790. II. Patty, b. 

July 2, 1794. III. Daniel, b. Dec. 4, 1796. IV. Pearly, b. Aug. 
14, 1799. V. Hannah, b. Oct. 9, 1801. 

Nehemiah Upton, from Mount Vernon, N. H. ; b. 1780; set- 
tled on lot 1, range 4, 1806 ; m., first, Mehitabel Broad, b. Feb. 19, 
1784, dr. of Seth B. She d. March 7, 1833. Ch. : 

I. Nancy, b. Jan., 1803 ; d. Feb., 1803. 11. Alson, b, March, 
1805 ; d. May, 1846; m., first, 1830, Lucy Morse, dr. of Bela M., 
d. Dec. 28, 1834; second w., m. 1837, Sarah Scott, of Stoddard. 
III. Seth, b. Sept., 1807 ; d. May 28, 1830. IV. Amoret, b. June, 
1810 ; ra., Sept. 20, 1831, Luther Wilson, of Stoddard. V. Mehita- 
bel, b. March, 1813 ; m., 1836, Rodney Wilson, of Stoddard. VL 



WAIT. WAKEFIELD. 409 

Nehemiah, b. March, 1815 ; m., 1841, Fanny Wilson, of Royal- 
ston, Mass. VII. George W., b. Sept., 1817 ; m., 1842, IMargaret 
McMahone, of Cleaveland, O. VIII. Samuel D., b. March, 1821 ; 
m., 1845, Lydia Ball, of Royalston, Mass. IX. Nancy E., b. Jan., 
1824 ; d. April, 1838. X. Edward E., b. Nov., 1826 ; m., 1853, 
Mrs. Sarah Upton, of Stoddard. 

Second w. of N. Upton, sen., m. Sept., 1833, Mrs. Mary G. 
Brown, dr. of Phinehas Gleason. Ch. : XL John A., b. June, 
1834. XII. Charles, b. Jan., 1837. 

JosiAH Wait, from Framingham ; m. Molly (Slary) Adams, 
dr. of Joseph A., and settled on lot 3, range 4. He d. in the army 
during the war of the Revolution. Ch. : 

I. Josiah, b. March 30, 1774 ; d. Aug. 25, 1850 ; m., May 17, 
1797, Nancy Gilchrest, dr. of Richard G. Ch. : 1. Benjamin 
Franklin, b. in a log-house on lot 3, range 4, Jan. 21, 1790 ; m., 
Dec. 30, 1824, Paulina Knowlton, dr. of Elisha K. ; she was b. 
Feb. 19, 1806 : ch. (1) Thomas Barge, b. Aug. 1, 1825, m., April 
2, 1850, Harriet L. Snow, b. Aug. 8, 1850, dr. of John Snow, Esq. : 
ch. 1. John Elhridge, b. Dec. 18, 1850 ; 2. George Albert, b. Aug. 
9, 1852 ; 3. Andretv J., b. Nov. 10, 1853. — 2. Thomas Jeffer- 
son, b. July 14, 1801. — 3. Mart, b. Dec. 24, 1803; d. Feb. 16, 
1806. — 4. Addison Gilchrest, b. July 11, 1806; d. Dec. 1, 
1838, in Mobile, Ala. — 5. James Sullivan, b. Dec. 13, 1808. — 
6. George Washington, b. July 12, 1811 ; d. Sept. 1, 1839, in 
Mobile, Ala. — 7. Mary, b. Nov. 13, 1813; m., 1836, John 
Cummings, of Hancock. — 8. Ellen, b. Aug. 27, 1816 ; m. Rich- 
ard Goodell, of Troy, N. Y. ; d. Jan. 26, 1843. — 9. Andrew 
Jackson, b. Jan. 9, 1819 ; m. Lucinda Ingalls, of Bristol, N. H. 

Thomas Wakefield, b. in Reading, Mass., Jan. 12, 1751 ; m., 
1772, Elizabeth Hardy, of Hollis, b. 1750; lived in Amherst, 
N. H., seven years ; settled in Dubhn, 1778, on lot 21, range 5 ; 
re. to Jaffrey, 1804 ; d. Jan., 1839. She d. 1832. Ch. : 

I. Thomas, b. Aug., 1773; m., 1805, Olive Hart, of Castine, 
Me. ; re. to Paris, N. Y., where he now r. II. Othniel, b. April 
25, 1775; d. Sept. 5, 1800, in Seneca, N.Y. III. Betsey, b. 
March, 1777 ; m., Oct., 1802, Timothy Wakefield, jun., of Reading, 
Mass., where she r., and d. Nov., 1848. IV. Cyrus, b. Sept. 16, 
1779 ; m., Jan., 1803, Sally Mason ; d. Oct. 5, 1810. V. James, 
b. Sept. 9, 1782; m., Oct. 11, 1803, Hannah Hemenway; re. to 
Roxbury, N.II. VI. Abigail, b. June 3, 1784; m., Jan., 1807, 
Rev. Amos Petingal ; re. to Champlain, N. Y. ; d. March, 1810. 
VII. Peter, b. April 16, 1786; m., Nov., 1809, Esther Whitcomb ; 
re. to the State of N. Y., where he now r. VIII. Martha, b. April 
11, 1788; m., 1810, Rev. Peter Sanborn, of Reading, Mass.; d. 
1849. IX. Dorcas, b. March 11, 1790; re. to Rutland, N.Y.; 
m., 1817, Horace Rudd ; re. to the State of 0., where she now r. 



410 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

X. Joseph, b. July 7, 1792 ; re. to Rutland, N. Y. ; m., 1813, Sarah 
Sawyer ; r. to Ohio ; and d. 1828. 

Ebenezer B. Wallingsford, b. in Hollis, N. H., Oct. 5, 1780 ; 
re. to Dublin, June, 1801 ; m., Oct. 20, 1803, Mary Hildreth, dr. of 
the w. of Timothy Warren, by her first h. ; her sister m. Alexander 
Eobbe, of Peterborough. The children of E. B. W. were : 

I. Elvira, b. Aug. 4, 1804. II. Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1806. III. 
George, b. July 17, 1808. IV. Sarah M., b. May 27, 1810. V. 
Philander, b. June 6, 1812. Yl. Elizabeth L., b. Sept. 8, 1814; 
d. May 5, 1836. VII. Fanny, b. Sept. 23, 1816; d. Aug, 14, 1848. 
VIII. Catharine, b. Feb. 1, 1819. E. B. W. re., 1812, to Rox- 
bury, N. H. ; present residence, Claremont, N. H. 

Benjamin Wallingsford (brother of E. B. W.), b. in Hollis ; 
blacksmith; re. to Dublin, with Hannah his w., 1810; lived on lot 
20, range 9. Ch. : I. Eliza Ann, b. June 17, 1809. II. Dianna, 
b. Aug. 27, 1811. III. Benjamin Franklin, b. April 3, 1813; 
taken sick, while learning the trade of a printer, and d. May 12, 
1834. IV. Rufus Needham, b. March 15, 1817. 

Samuel Ward, and Hannah his w., lived on lot 8, range 4 ; 
left before 1793. Ch. : I. Thaddeus, b. Oct. 25, 1779. 11. Samuel, 
b. July 17, 1781. III. Catharine, b. June 28, 1783. IV. Hannah, 
b. Aug. 11, 1785. V. Josiah, b. Sept. 6, 1787. VI. Nathaniel, b. 
March 18, 1790. 

Daniel Warren, b. in Westborough, Mass., 1752 ; d. Jan. 13, 
1833 ; a soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill ; m. Abigail Drury, of 
Shrewsbury, Mass., b. 1751, d. April 13, 1840 ; re. to Peterborough, 
1777 ; to Dublin, 1782, and settled on lot 2, range 9. Ch. : 

I. Anne, b. Feb. 13, 1778; m., 1797, Eli Twitchell, son of 
Ebenezer T. ; r. Unity, N. H. II. Moses, b. Dec. 4, 1779 ; d. at 
Troy,N.Y. Ch.: 1. James. — 2. Mary. ^3. Moses. — 4. Henry. 
— 5. Daniel. — 6. John. — 7. Jane. — 8. Martha. — 9. Isaac. 
III. Abigail, b. April 7, 1782 ; d. Oct. 7, 1844 ; urn. IV. Daniel, 
b. Nov. 2, 1784; attorney -at-law ; d., about 1818, in the city of 
New York. 

V. John, b. Jan. 18, 1787 ; m., Jan., 1808, Mary Gilchrest. Ch. : 
1. Mary, b. April 1, 1809; m., Sept. 22, 1839, Albert Dwelle; r. 
Albany, N. Y. ; r. now St. Louis, Mo. : ch. (1) Charles ; (2) 
George; (3) Mary; (4) Alice. — 2. Sarah A., b. Nov. 19, 1810; 
m., Oct. 8, 1835, Luke Turner, of Peterborough: ch. (1) Albert 
D. — 3. Hannah A., b. June 13, 1812; m., March 31, 1835, 
Richard Emerson, of Hancock: ch. (1) Frances L. — 4. Jesse, b. 
Nov. 27, 1813; m., April 4, 1843, Jane Taggart, dr. of John T., 
jun. ; r. on the homestead: ch. (1) John F., b. July 10, 1846; (2) 
Fanny Maria, b. Feb. 8, 1850.-5. Charles, b. March 12,1815; 
d. March 12, 1815.-6. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 18, 1816; m.. May 



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9, 1837, Daniel G. Jones, q. v. — 7. Jane, b. Sept. 19, 1818; in., 
May 2, 1839, Joseph Morse, q. v. — 8. Lovisa, b. April 2, 1820; 
m., May 3, 1842, John E. Washburn, of Hancock ; r. Manchester, 
N. H. : ch. (1) Henry; (2) Mary; (3) Melissent. — 9. Nancy, b. 
Aug. 19, 1823; m.. May 3, 1846, Stephen Robbe, of Peterborough : 
ch. (1) William; (2) n. u. — 10 and 11. Charles and Caroline, 
twins, b. April 20, 1825. Charles m. Eunice E. White, of Penn- 
sylvania; r. New York city. Caroline m., Nov. 9, 1848, Levi 
Stevens; r. Amherst, N. II. : ch. (1) George; (2) James Edward. 
The w. of John W. d. Feb. 11, 1849. 

VI. Jonathan, b. April 15, 1789; m., Feb. 16, 1813, Mary Ap- 
pleton, dr. of Deacon Francis A. Ch. : 1. Abigail M., b. Oct. 12, 
1813; m. Edwin Steele, of Peterborough ; ch. n. u. — 2. Moses, b. 
1815; d. at the West. — 3. Daniel A., b. Oct. 20, 1817 ; m.; r. 
New Egypt, N.J. ; a physician. VII. Jesse, b. Oct. 3, 1791 ; d. 
April 6, 1813. VIII. Nahum, b. Oct. 28, 1794 ; m. Sarah Dunbar, 
dr. of Rev. Elijah D., of Peterborough. Ch. : 1. Mary. — 2. 
Sarah. — 3. Abbie Ann. — 4. George. — 5. Martha. — 
6. Ellen. — 7. Emily. — 8. Julia. 

Zaccheus Watkins, m., May 1, 1788, Rhoda Weatherly; 
lived on lot 14, range 7. Ch. : I. Tabitha, b. Dec. 10, 1788. 

Lemuel Wheeler, and his w. Catharine, came from Ashby, 
Mass., about 1788 ; and re. with the family to JeiFerson County, 
N.Y., 1816. Ch.: 

I. John, b. in Lincoln, Mass., March 7, 1784. II. Timothy, b. 
in Ashby, Nov. 27, 1785. IIL Sally, b. in Ashby, Dec. 28, 1787. 
IV. Lemuel, b. Jan. 13, 1790; d. May, 1813. V. Eli, b. March 
13, 1792. VL Asa, b. Jan. 31, 1794. VIL Silas, b. Feb. 21, 
1796. VIIL Polly, b. March 16, 1798. IX. and X. James and 
Nancy, twins, b. March 7, 1800. XL Charles, b. March 16, 1702. 
XII. Daniel, b. July 9, 1805. 

John A. Wheeler, from Ashby, Mass., 1851 ; b. June 10, 1820 ; 
m., May 25, 1843, Mary A. Prichard, of New Ipswich, dr. of John 
P. ; settled on lot 4, range 1. Ch. : 

L Mary L., b. Sept. 13, 1844. XL John P., b. Oct. 28, 1845. 
IIL William A., b. Nov. 15, 1846 ; d. Sept. 30, 1847. IV. William 
A., b. Feb. 20, 1848. V. Nancy A., b. April 22, 1850. VL 
Nelley F., b. Aug. 30, 1851. VIL Abby, b. Feb. 4, 1853. 

Thomas White, m. Molly French ; b. in Hollis, N. II. ; re. to 
Dublin, about 1774; re. to Cornish, N. II., before 1820. Ch.: 

I. and 11. Molly and Esther, twins, b. 1775. Molly m., Aug. 23. 
1796, Samuel Lewis. Esther m. John Riggs. III. Susanna, b. 
1777; m., Jan. 3, 1799, Abijah Williams. IV. Oliver, b. 1779; 
m., 1804, Hannah Williams. V. Betsey, b. 1781 ; m., Feb. 19, 
1801, Stephen Williams. VL Abigail, b. 1784 ; m. 1814, 



412 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 



Holbrook. VII. Aaron, b. Feb. 21, 1787 ; m. 1806, Rebecca 
Williams. VIII. Moses, b. June 17, 1791. IX. John, b. July 20, 
1793 ; m. Lucy Davis, dr. of Matthew D. X. James, b. Aug. 3, 

1796. 

Moses Whittaker, and his w. Betsey, settled on lot 19, range 
8. Ch. : I. Moses, b. in Fishersfield, Dec. 15, 1788. II. Betsey, 
b. in Fishersfield, April 20, 1790. III. Annas, b. in Weare, June 
1, 1792. IV. Caleb, b. in Dublin, June 1, 1794. 

Joseph Whittemore, m., April, 1800, Patty (Martha) Belknap, 
dr. of Nathaniel B. ; settled on lot 1 6, range 7 ; sold to Thomas 
Fisk, 1831 ; d. Aug. 21, 1833. She d. Sept. 6, 1840. Ch. : 

I. Jervice, b. Feb. 28, 1801; r. Boston, and other places; first 
established the beer business on a large scale in Boston. II. 
Herald, b. Oct. 28, 1803; m.. May 1, 1803, Adaline Walker. 
III. ArviUa, b. April 28, 1806. 

IV. Charles, b. Jan. 7, 1808 ; m., Jan. 29, 1839, Betsey Jane 
Derby, dr. of Samuel D, ; r., first in Philadelphia, where, for seve- 
ral years, he successfully pursued the beer business ; r. now at 
Ravenswood, Long Island, N. Y. See page 70 of Proceedings at 
the Centennial Celebration. Ch. n. u. 

V. James, b. Nov. 25, 1809 ; r. Wisconsin, or Illinois. VI. Eliza, 
b. Nov. 30, 1811 ; m., Dec. 3, 1832, Nathan Newton. VIL Martha, 
b. Jan. 23, 1814; d. May 3, 1823. VIIL Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 
1816; d. April 9, 1832. IX. Mary, b. March 21, 1818. X. 
Paulina, b. April 18, 1822. 

Joel Wight lived in several parts of the town ; m., first, Eliza- 
beth Twitchell, dr. of Joseph T., Esq., of Sherborn. Ch. : 

I. Hannah, b. March 11, 1763; m. John Wilson Learned, q. v. 
IL Anna, b. Aug. 23, 1775 ; d. Aug. 24, 1775. IIL Olive, b. 
April 30, 1777. IV. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1780. V. Seth, b. 
May 21, 1783. Second w., Martha Moore, pf Jaflfrey. Ch. : VI. 
Eli, b. March 26, 1786 ; re. to the State of Maine. 

John Wight, from Medfield, Mass., b. March 29, 1736; settled 
in Dublin, on lot 17, range 8 ; m., 1759, Elizabeth Reed, dr. of Josiah 
R. She was b. Sept. 29, 1739, and d. Dec. 13, 1815. Ch. : 
I. Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1763. 

II. Jabez, b. Dec. 21, 1764; m., 1787, Mary Webster, the great- 
granddaughter of Hannah Dunstan, who was taken prisoner by the 
Indians at Haverhill, and afterwards escaped by killing several of 
the savages. She d. Sept. 30, 1853. Ch. : 1. Betsey, b. Dec. 21, 
1788 ; m., Oct. 13, 1805, Hughenos Tyrrell.— 2. John, b. Jan. 24, 
1791; m., April 22, 1813, Beulah Smith, dr. of Aaron S., sen. : 
ch. (1) Franklin, b. March 11, 1814, m., Dec. 26, 1839, Eliza 
Atwood, dr. of Major Ebenezer A., r. St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; (2) 
Hannah P., m., Sept. 1 1, 1834, Reuben W. Twitchell. She d. May 




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3, 1842; (3) Mary W., b. April 8, 1818, m., 1836, Charles Snow; 
(4) John P., b. April 11, 1820, m. Eliza M. Greenwood, dr. of Eli 
G., jun. ; (5) Abner S., b. July 28, 1822, m. Harriet L. Nims ; (6) 
Abby C., b. June 10, 1825, m. Feb. 26, 1846, Cyrus Piper, jun.; 
(7) Sarah B., b. Nov. 27, 1828, m. Walter Greenwood, d. May 13, 
1850; (8) Jonas D., b. Aug. 30, 1831; (9) Melissa, b. July 15, 
1834, m., Dec, 1853, George Carey; (10) Marrion,b.Oct. 9, 1836, 
d. March 1, 1842. — 3. Sally, b. Sept. 18, 1793; m. Jesse Knowl- 
ton, q. V. 

III. Merriam, b. Oct. 14, 1766; m. Ezra Morse, sen. IV. 
Jonas, b. Oct. 27, 1768; d. Aug. 10, 1844. V. John, b. Oct. 14, 
1770. VI. Susanna, b. Feb. 13, 1772; d. April 8, 1854. VIL 
Abigail, b. Sept. 4, 1774. VIII. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1778; m. 
Benjamin Nye ; r. Fairfield, Vt. IX. Josiah, b. Sept. 10, 1784 ; 
m. Rebecca Towne, dr. of Cornelius T. He d. March, 1853. Ch. : 
1. Jonas, b. 1823. 



Abel Wilder (Col.), from Bolton, Mass., came to Dublin, May 
20, 1780; settled on lot 5, range 7 ; b. 1760; d. June 6, 1806, fe. 
46; m. Hannah Green, of Bolton, who d. Sept. 22, 1831, as. 72. 
Abel Wilder was commander-in-chief of the 12th Regiment of New 
Hampshire Militia, when he died, and was buried with military 
honors. Though young, he performed some service in the war of 
the Revolution. Ch. : 

I. Abel, b. March 27, 1779; m. Deborah Perry, dr. of Ivory P.; 
r. Peterborough. Ch. : 1. Kezia, b. July 7, 1802 ; d. June 2, 1822. 
— 2. Mart, b. July 27, 1804; m. Nathaniel Burnham, q. v. — 3. 
Mark, b. Aug. 3, 1806; m. EHza Thayer; r. Peterborough. — 
4. Abel, b. July 27, 1808 ; m., Nov. 6, 1825, Abigail Amna Gowing, 
dr. of Joseph G. ; r. Peterborough. — 5. Emeline, b. Oct. 8, 1810 ; 
d. Dec. 15, 1843.— 6. Ivory Perry, b. Aug. 17, 1815 ; r. Peter- 
borough. — 7. Deborah, b. Aug. 21, 1818; m. Cross; r. 

Manchester, N. H. — 8. Franklin, b. April 10, 1821; d. Aug. 1, 
1821.— 9. John, b. Oct. 8, 1822; m. Dorothy Royce; r. Peter- 
borough. — 10. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec. 9, 1824; m. Sarah 
Smith ; r. Peterborough. 

II. Betsey, b. 26, 1780 ; m. John Crombie, q. v. III. Daniel, b. 

Jan. 15, 1783; m. Blake; r. unknown. IV. Hannah, b. May 

12, 1785 ; m. Lewis Stiles ; r. Coburg, Canada West. V. Sally, 
b. Aug. 19, 1787; m., first, Reuben Twitchell, q.v.; second, Alline 
Newell, q.v. VI. Cyrus, b. Aug. 13, 1789 ; m. Nancy Erwin; r. 
New Boston, N.H. VII. Dorcas, b. Jan. 1, 1792; m. Jeremiah 
Greenwood, q. v. VIII. Levi, b. Aug. 18, 1794 ; m. Betsey Piper ; 
r. Concord, N. H. IX. Polly, b. Aug. 11, 1796; d. young. X. 
James, b. May 24, 1799; m., first, Mary Crombie; second, Betsey 
Boyd ; r. Pennsylvania. XL John, b. June 18, 1801 ; m. Harriet 
Lakiu, of Hancock; r. unknown. Ch. : 1. Sally. — 2. John. 



414 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

Benjamin Wiley, b. in Lynn, Mass., 1720 ; d. 1795 ; m. Tame- 
sin Uphani, of Marblehead, Mass. ; lived on lot 6, range 8. Ch. : 

I. Benjamin, b. 1750; d., according to register furnished, 1852; 
m., May 20, 1784, Abigail Townsend, dr. of David T., sen. She 
d. 1830; r. Granville, Vt. Ch. : 1. Benjamin, b. Sept. 2, 1785. 

— 2. Jonathan, b. Sept. 6, 1786. — 3. Abigail, b. March 25, 
1788. — 4. Mehitabel, b. Oct. 1, 1791. — 5. Phinehas, b. June 
20, 1793. — 6. Tamesin, b. April, 1795. — 7. James, b. March 12, 
1796.-8. Judith, b. Sept. 1, 1798. — 9. David, b. April 3, 1800. 

— 10. Esther, b. March 9, 1809. 

II. Tamesin, b. 1757 ; d. April, 1837 ; m. David Townsend, jun., 
q.v. III. Mehitabel, b. 1758, and d. 1768. 

Elijah WiLLARD (Rev.), from Fitchburg, Mass.; b. in Har- 
vard, Mass., March^ 1751 ; d. Aug. 19, 1839 ; the son of Abraham 
W., who d. in the American army during the old French AVar. 
Elijah served in the war of the Revolution, and was in the battle 
of White Plains. He m., first, Mary Atherton, of Harvard, b. Dec, 
1753, d. Jan., 1794. Ch.: 

I. Elijah, b. Feb. 7, 1776; m., June 16, 1807, Nancy Mason, dr. 
of Joseph M.; r. Wheelock, Vt. 11. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1777; d. 
March, 1847; m., Oct. 15, 1795, Samuel Mason, q.v. HLllachel, 
b. May 1, 1780 ; d. May 1, 1813. IV. Martin, b. March 4, 1782 ; 
d. Dec, 1813. V. Oliver M., b. May 12, 1784; d. May, 1826. 
VI. Annis, b. May 19, 1786; d. Dec, 1793. VII. Zopher, b. Sept. 
12, 1788; d. Feb., 1812. VIII. Abraham, b. Nov. 20, 1791; d. 
Dec, 1813. 

Rev. Elijah Willard moved to Dublin, Feb., 1794; ordained 
pastor of the Baptist Church, and remained such until his death. 
He united one hundred and forty-six couples in marriage ; and his 
health remained so firm that, only four weeks before his death, he 
preached a funeral sermon. His second w. was Phebe Archer, of 
Keene, b. Jan., 1772, d. Jan., 1826. Ch. : 

• IX. _Leyi, b. Nov. 3, 1795; m., June 1, 1824, Irene Knight, of 
Sudbury, Mass., b. July 8, 1806. Ch.: 1. Annis, b. "March 9, 
1825; m., Nov., 1847, Thomas tiardy. ^*2«,. Solon, b. Oct. 4,- 
1826; m., April, 1850, Mary Ann Mason, dr. oTTS^uel M., jun. 

— 3. ZoPHER, b. Oct. 5, 1828; m., Oct., 1853, Betsey H.t^ulver, 
dr. of Rev. Lyman C. — 4. David, b. Jan. 27, 1831.^-5. Rachel, 
b. Dec 14, 1832. — 6. Marshall, b. Nov. 13, 1834.-7. Charles 
J., b. Nov. 4, 1836.-8. Emily, b. Oct. 28, 1838. — 9. Harriet, 
b. Sept. 29, 1840.— 10. LEVi,b. July 30, 1842.-11. Benjamin, 
b. Nov. 24, 1844. — 12. Milton B., b. Aug. 26, 1847.— 13. 
Irene, b. Feb. 11, 1850. 

X. Loring, b. Feb. 12, 1797 ; d. June 24, 1817. XL Annis, b. 
Dec 11, 1798; Q. Feb. 1, 1822. XIL Roxana, b. Aug. 8, 1800; 
d. Dec 20, 1821. XIIL Sally, b. March 19, 1803; d. Feb. 10, 
1822. XIV. Solon, b. Feb. 9, 1804; d. Feb. 3, 1822. 



WILLARD. WILLIAMS. WOOD. YEARDLY. 415 

The third w. of Rev. Elijah Willard, m., Feb., 1827, was Betsey 
Knight, of Sudbury, Mass. 

Levi Willard, and Clarissa his w., lived in Pottersville, on lot 
21, range 9. He was a trader (see page 271), and removed to 
Swanzey, N. H. Ch. : I. Mira, b. April 12, 1808. II. Miranda, 
b. May 28, 1809. Other eh., n. u. 

Samuel "Williams, and Lois his w., lived on lot 20, range 5, 
Ch. : I. Abijah, m., Jan. 3, 1799, Susanna White. II. Stephen, 
m., Feb. 19, 1801, Betsey White. IIL Hannah, m., 1804, 
Oliver White. IV. Rebecca, b. March 30, 1788 ; m., 1806, Aaron 
White. 

Nathan Winch, m., Nov. 4, 1790, Lydia Rollins, dr. of James 
R., and lived on lot 20, range 3 ; re. to Chittenden, Vt. Ch. : 

L Nathan, b. 1792. IL Sukey, b. 1794. III. Polly, b. 1796. 
IV. Joseph, b. about 1800. V. Nancy, b. about 1802. VI. Ira, 
b. about 1805. 

Stephen J. Wood (Deacon), from Sterling, Mass., with Martha 
his w. ; lived on lot 9, range 2 ; re. to Dunstable, Mass. Ch. : 

I. Martha, m.. May 17, 1827, William Boutell, of Leominster, 
Mass. II. Harriet. IIL Eliza. IV. Enoch. V. Emily. VI. 
Stephen. VII. Nancy. 

Salmon Wood, from Hancock, settled on lot 5, range 6 ; m. Feb., 
1810, Achsah Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M., sen. She was b. Feb. 19, 
1790. He d., Dec, 1842, si. 56. Ch. : L Emily, b. April 15, 
1810 ; um. II. Augustine, b. Feb. 7, 1812 ; m. Elizabeth Rich- 
ardson, dr. of Abijah R., jun. Ch. : 1. Curtis A. III. George, 
m. Sarah , b. in England. Ch. : 1. George W., b. in Penn- 
sylvania. — 2. Curtis S., b. in Pennsylvania. — 3. Theodore A., 
b. in Pennsylvania ; r. now in Dublin. IV. Curtis, d. Dec. 30, 
1845, £6. 27. 

Robert WoRSLEY, b. 1779; m. Ruth ; settled on lot 21, 

range 8. Ch. : I. George W., b. July 28, 1806 ; m. ; ch. n.u. IL 
Rebecca, b. Sept. 8, 1822. 

William Yeardly, b. in England, 1752 ; d. June 23, 1805 ; 
settled in Dublin, 1776; m. Sarah Twitchell, dr. of Gershom T., 
sen. She was b. 1750, and d. Jan. 7, 1831. They lived first on 
lot 8, range 4 ; and then on lot 14, range 10, where they died. Ch. : 

I. Hannah, b. 1779 ; m., May 3, 1804, Joseph Cobb ; re. to Ben- 
nington, Vt., whei-e they still reside. II. Joseph, b. 1782; m. 
Lydia Twitchell, dr. of Ebenezer T. ; r. in Dublin, several years, 
and then re. to Illinois, where they both died. 

IIL William, b. 1784; m., 1804, Rhoda Brooks, dr. of Joseph B. 



416 REGISTER OF FAMILIES. 

She was b. March 3, 1782, and d. April 5, 1837. Ch. : 1. William, 
b. March 21, 1805 ; urn. ; r. on lot 16, range 8. — 2. Emily, b. Oct. 
3, 1806; m., March 14, 1833, Persia Beal, q.v. — 3. Nelson, b. 
July 26, 1808 ; m., Oct. 27, 1840, Mary Ann Follett ; r. Nelson. 
— 4. Joseph B., b. Sept. 16, 1810 ; m., Nov. 27, 1838, Harriet A. 
Taylor, b. July 20, 1819. — 5. Horace, b. March 11, 1814; m., 
April 7, 1041, Sarah E. Taylor, b. Aug. 30, 1822: ch. (1) William, 
b. March 17, 1842; (2) Sarah, b. Feb. 10, 1844; (3) Harriet, b. 
Jan. 10, 1847; (4) Frances, b. Aug. 20, 1850; (5) Franklin, b. 
July 22, 1852. — 6. John, b. June 16, 1816; m.. May 3, 1839, 
Laura Bryant, b. Feb., 1817; r. Nelson. — 7. Mart, b. Feb. 1, 
1819; m., Oct. 19, 1851, Orrin Woods ; r. Keene. — 8. Rhoda, b. 
Sept. 4, 1821 ; m., Sept. 10, 1851, Jeremiah Lyford; r. Keene. — 
9. George, b. Jan. 25, 1824. 

IV. Mary, b. 1786; m. William Stanley; r. in Dublin till about 
1824, when they re. to McDonough, N. Y. 

V. Sarah, b. 1788 ; m. Calvin Aikin ; re. to State of New York, 
where he d. She then re. to Ohio, and r. with one of her ch., and 
d. 1850. 

VI. Sawin, b. 1790; m. Susan Marsh; r. in Dublin; re., 1826, 
to Vermont, and remained till 1845 ; then re. to Wisconsin, where 
they both d. during the first year of their residence there. Two of 
their children died there ; two still live in Vermont, two in Wiscon- 
sin, and one in Boston. Ch. : 1. Lois. — 2. William. — 3. 
George. — 4. Warner. — 5. Stlvanus. — 6. Sally. — 7. n. u. 



The following marriages are recorded in the town-clerk's book, 
but are not inserted in the preceding registers of families : — 

Robert McClary m., Jan. 5, 1778, Mary Hogg. John Foster m., 
Sept. 9, 1779, Sarah Taylor. Samuel Mackentire m., Jan. 5, 1779, 
Mrs. Perry. Isaac Temple m., June 4, 1781, Betty Cheney. 
John Caldwell m., April 2, 1782, Elizabeth Swan. Abraham 
Jaquith m,, Jan. 7, 1783, Joanna Springer. Thomas Davison m., 
July 29, 1790, Mrs. Betsey Pierce. Aaron Swan m., Feb. 16, 
1790, Azubah BuUard: ch., John, b. 1790. John Swan m., March 
3, 1790, Mary McNee. Daniel Learned m., Nov. 6, 1791, Eunice 
Austin. Benjamin Thurston m., March 28, 1792, Sarah Emery. 
Benjamin Goodenough m., Feb. 11, 1793, Eunice Hunt. William 
White m., Dec. 17, 1795, Sally Norris. William Steele, of Rindge, 
m., Sept. 21, 1797, Susanna Barrett. Jonas Stone, of New Ipswich, 
m., June 5, 1798, Relief Hayward. Thomas Stewart m., Feb. 2, 
1798, Abigail Muzzy. Benjamin Wilder m., Sept. 3, 1799, Sally 
Twitchell, dr., probably, of Joshua T. William French m., March 
31, 1803, Sukey Dunckley. William Wright m., May 3, 1804, 
Sally Dunckley. James Phelps, of Decalb, N. Y., m., Jan. 19, 
1812, Dorothy Snow, dr. of Samuel S. Levi Willard m., March 12, 
1812, Olive Hayward. Paul Fitch, of Marlborough, m., Dec. 21, 



NON-IIESIDKNT TAX-PAYERS. 417 

1815, Sally Davis. Samuel Sheldon, of Fitchburg, m., June 3, 
1819, Tamer Pratt. 

The following births, recorded in the town-clerk's book, are not 
inserted in the foregoing registers of families. We insert them 
here, in order to make our account of the families that have resided 
in Dublin more complete. Many omissions, no doubt, will be dis- 
covered, especially as to temporary residents. 

John Johnson, son of David and Ede J., b. May 9, 1773. Sibellah 
Johnson, dr. of Moses and Elizabeth J., b. March 2, 1776 ; also, 
Moses, son of the same, b. March 10, 1777. Edmund Taylor, son 
of Edmund and Hepzibah T., b. Feb. 2, 1778. Stephen Bent, 
son of Stephen and Elizabeth B., b. Nov. 22, 1783. Betsey French, 
dr. of Jona. and Eunice F., b. Oct. 18, 1784. Joseph Robins, son 
of Joseph and Polly R., b. Jan. 19, 1787. WiUiam Clark, son of 
"William and Sarah C, b. Jan. 31, 1791. Samuel Sargeant, son 
of Samuel and Sally S., b. Oct. 10, 1799. Olevey Hoar, dr. of 
Josiah and Lucy H., b. May 14, 1800. Betsey Clary, dr. of Daniel 
and Persis C, b. Feb. 5, 1800. Lilly Wright Dunckley, dr. of 
Abel and Ruth D., b. June 8, 1803. Othni Crosby, son of Othni 
and Anna C, b. Dec. 21, 1811. Susanna Davis Crosby, dr. of the 
same, b. July 24, 1810. 

The names of a considerable number of persons are on the tax- 
lists, whose residence in town was short, and of whom we have no 
information, as to whence they came, or whither they went. Some 
of them may have had families, but few owned any real estate in 
town. 

The names of the principal non-resident tax-payers that have 
not lived in town are: Otis Adam, Silas Barber, John Barber, 
Bezaliel Baker, Asa Baker, Josiah Bigelow, Samuel McCoy, 
Samuel Dinsmoor, David Davis, Samuel S. Dudley, Addison 
Farwell, Samuel Farwell, Adams Fisk, John Frost, jun., Edwai'd 
Haywood, Benjamin Haywood, Adonijah Howe's heirs, Abijah 
Kingsbury, William Lakin, J. G. and M. M. Lakin, Josiah Mower, 
Carley and Washburn, Stillman Richardson, Moses Stickney, Eli 
Sherman, Jeremiah Underwood, William Shattuck. The fore- 
going names are taken from the list of 1845. The total valuation 
of the property of non-residents, in 1845, was : Factories and 
machinery, 87,950.00; stock in trade, $1,400.00; land, &c., 
$21,539.00; total, $30,689.00. 

53 



418 



EMIGRANTS. 



The following is a list of the male emigrants, of twenty-one years of age and 
upwards, who left Dublin prior to Jan. 1, 1853. Their names are arranged under 
the different letters of the alphabet, in the order in which they are supposed to have 
emigrated, except in the case of families. Members of the same family are generally 
grouped together according to their ages ; the father or eldest brother being placed 
first, though younger members may have emigrated years before he did. When 
a star (*) is placed after a name, it is intended to show that the emigrant had a 
family, who went with him. The Arabic figures placed before names are intended 
to designate to what generation of the family who have resided in Dublin the several 
members that have emigrated belong. When the generation of an individual is not 
thus designated, it is believed that his ancestors never resided here. In preparing 
this list, the same diflBculties have had to be encountered that have been experienced 
in the preparation of some other portions of this work, — contradictory statements, 
which cannot be reconciled, and the want of reliable sources of information. Perfect 
accuracy has not been attainable. Many errors, doubtless, exist, especially in the 
order of the arrangement. 



Alexander, John.* 
2 Adams, John, 1st.* 
Alden, Thomas.* 
Abbot, Joseph.* 
Adams, Nathan.* 

James, 1st.* 

Eli. 

2 Adams, John, 2d. 

Elisha. 
Jonathan.* 

3 Joseph, 2d. 
Adams, Luther.* 

2 Ames, David.* 

2 Ames, Jonathan.* 

3 Jonathan, jun. 
Simon.* 
Stephen K. 

Atwood, Thomas.* 
Adams, Timothy, 2d.* 
Allen, Josiah.* 
2 Amos. 

Charles. 
Allen, "William. 
Appleton, Aaron.* 
2 Allison, Ebenezer. 
Samuel.* 
2 Appleton, Ashley. 

Francis G.* 



3 Adams, Calvin.* 
Reo.* 

James, jun.* 
John, 3d. 
Alexander, Philip.* 
Adams, Charles.* 
Everett.* 
Appleton, J. P., Rev.* 
3 Adams, Samuel.* 
Allen, Harvey.* 

Solomon V. R.* 

2 Appleton, Joseph.* 

Samuel.* 
Isaac, jun. 

3 Joseph B. 
Atwood, Ebenezer.* 

3 Allison, Andrew, 2d. 

John 
Atwood, Varanus C* 
Orrill S. 

4 Adams, Charles W. 
Avery, Joel 0.* 
Archibald, Henry, Rev.' 
Bartlett, Nathaniel.* 
Bullard, John. 
Bedlow, William.* 
Burnap, Nathan, Dr.* 
Balch, Hart.* 



Beals, William.* 

Aaron.* 
Brown, Silas.* 
Bond, Isaac, jun. 

William.* 
Babcock, Ebenezer. 

Amos.* 
Barrett, Jeremiah.* 
Bemis, Benjamin.* 
Boutcll, Daniel.* 
Bixby, Nathan.* 

Nathan, jr. 

Joseph. 

James. 

John. 
Belknap, Ebenezer.' 
Boutell, Joshua.* 
Banks, Israel 
Bullard, Ebenezer.* 
Timothy.* 
Nathan. 
Blood, David.* 

David, jun. 

Abel. 

Rufus. 
Banks, William.* 
Barrett, Joseph.* 
John.* 



EMIGRANTS. 



419 



Levi.* 
2 Chambers. 

2 Belknap, William. 

Natlianiel, jr.* 
Alonzo. 
2 Bowers, Jonathan S.* 
Levi. 
Charles. 
Bent, Stephen.* 
2 Stephen, jnn. 

2 Bemis, Jonathan.* 
Josiah.* 
Ball, Samuel. 
Earned, David. 
Barnet, Kobert. 
Ball, Silas.* 
Bailey, Adam.* 
2 Broad, Martin. 
Burton, John.* 
Barrett, Phinehas.* 
Brooks, Jonathan. 
Billings, Abijah. 
Blodgett, Solomon.* 
2 James.* 

.Joseph. 
Salmon.* 
William. 
Timothy. 
Sylvester.* 
2 Bemia, .Jeremiah, jon. 
Oliver. 
Horace. 
Billings, Allen. 
Barnes, Luther.* 
2 Gillam. 

Parker. 
Lather, jun. 
Borden, Asa.* 
Barrett, Reuben.* 
Barden, Hiram.* 
Betts, William E.* 
Butterfield, William H.* 
Buss, Richard T.* 
2 Nathan B.* 

Bartlett, Thomas. 
Brewer, Silas. 
Brooks, Timothy. 

2 Bums, Samuel.* 

David R. 
Barker, Channcy.* 
.Boyden, Chester. 
Bigelow, Job. 
Brown, Cephas. 
B«ard, Lake. 

3 Ballard, James.* 
Bridge, Ezra K.* 
Bailey, Stephen. 

3 Bemis, Jeremiah W. 
Bridge, Naham. 
Burpee, Edmund.* 
Brooks, Jonas.* 
2 John.* 

Ebenezer A.* 
Jonas H.* 
Joseph. 



Bryant, Joel B. 
Blake, Walter W. 
Bradbury, Samuel 

3 Bemis, Alvin J.* 
Bryant, Samuel.* 
Baldwin, Elbridge.* 
Blodgett, Noah.* 
Babw^ek, Daniel H. Rev. 
Bnllard, George.* 
Cheney, Edward.* 
Caldwell, John.* 

2 .John, jun.* 

.James. 
Caldwell, Adam.* 
Caldwell, Samuel.* 
Cochran, .James.* 
John M. 
Cobb, Ebenezer.* 
Carter, Oliver. 
Cummings, Philip.* 
Clary, Daniel.* 
Cammings, Joshua. 
Carley, Elijah.* 

2 Cobb, Ithamer.* 
David P.* 
Simeon.* 
•Joseph.* 
Collister, Ebenezer B. 
Crosby, Othni.* 
Clark, John W.* 
Childs, Artemas.* 
Gary, Samuel.* 

2 Corey, Stephen, jun. 
David. 
Carter, Jonathan.* 
Crossfield, Pvoswell.* 
Chapman, Zadock.* 
Cammings, Ephraim.* 
Chapman, Calvin. 
Cobb, Calvin. 

2 Chamberlain, Cyrus.* 

3 Cyrus, jr. 
Converse, Luther.* 

2 Carlton, Walter. 
Stephen. 
Calvin. 
Cooke, Edward.* 
2 Crombie, Ira.* 

Moses.* 
A. Wilder. 
John, jun. 
.James. 
Clark, Jonas.* 
2 Leander.* 

William, Hon. 
Melzar W. 
Galen. 

George F., Rev. 
Samuel F., P»ev. 
Cavender, .James.* 
Conant, Levi.* 
Cummings, Charles. 
Cochran, .James. 
Currier, William G.* 
Cooper, Warren, Rev.* 



3 Corey, John W, 
I iMaro V. 

Thomas 3. 
I Albert L. 

I Cooke, William H.* 

Cleveland, Charles M.* 
! Chandler, George W.* 

Death, Ben on i. 
I Drury, .Joseph.* 

Davis, Silas. 
I Dole, Benjamin. 
Darling, Benjamin. 
Davis, Solomon. 
Duncklee, Thaddeus.* 
Derby, Milo.* 
Demerry, Ezekiel.* 
Duncklee, Abel.* 
2 Abel, jun. 

James. 
Dixon, .John.* 
JJavis, James. 
Davenport, Lott. 
Dort, Eliphalet. 
Dodge, Jonathan.* 
Davis, Daniel. 
Davi.s, Barzillai.* 
Davis, Richard.* 
Drake, Tisdale.* 
Davis, .Joseph. 
Eaton, .Joseph.* 
Eddy, Ward, Dr.* 
Elliot, John, 1st.* 
Ernes, Samuel.* 
2 Ebenezer.* 

James.* 
Ernes, David. 
Evleth, Asahel.* 
2 Elliot, John, 2d. 

Daniel. 
2 Emery, Amos, jun.* 
Earl, William.* 
Euland, Joshua.* 

2 Evleth, William. 

Gilman. 
Eaton, A. -Jones, Dr.* 
Ellis, Elijah W.* 
Evleth, George.* 
Ellis, T. Chauncy.* 

3 Evleth, Joseph G.* 

Everett M,* 
Farrar, Joseph, Rev. 
Fisk, Puibert.* 
Famum, .John.* 
Furber, Nathaniel.* 
2 Philip. 

2 French, John, jnn. 

3 .Jonathan. 
William. 

Frost, Thomas. 
Farwell, Samuel, Ist. 
Fairbanks, I^wis. 
Farrar, Deering.* 

2 French, Ebenezer.* 

3 James. 
Fiak, Vamum.* 



420 



EMIGRANTS. 



2 Fairbanks, Asa, jun. 
Ebenezer.* 
Fitch, Paul.* 
Frost, Kimball. 

2 French, Whitcomb.* 

3 Whitcomb, jun. ■ 
Daniel.* 
Sumner, 
Stilman. 
Leander. 

2 Fisher, Samuel, jun. 
Fuller, Isaac* 
Fuller, Ira.* 
2 Farnum, Joshua, jun.* 
Lyman K.* 
Foster, Enoch.* 
Foster, John H., Dr. 
2 Fisk, Samuel, jun.* 
Fairbanks, Charles. 
Flint, Joshua.* 
2 Ivors. 

Freeman, Luther.* 
2 William. 

Almon. 
Amos H.* 
Foster, Edward.* 
Foster, Benjamin F.* 
2 Foster, Enoch, 2d.* 

Fife, John, jun.* 
2 Frost, Cyrus, 2d.* 
Benjamin. 
Joseph P.* 
Albert. 
C. Whitney. 
Farwell, James A.* 
Farnsworth, Timothy.* 
2 Timothy, jr.' 

Parker. 
2 Foster, James. 
(Jeorge. 
Henry. 
2 Frost, Ebenezer R. 
Jonathan S. 
Greenwood, Caleb.* 
Green, Thomas. 
Gilchrest, William.* 
2 Greenwood, Daniel.* 
Gowing, Samuel.* 
Gates, Oldham.* 
Greenwood, Joseph, Esq. 
2 Nathaniel.* 

Goyer, Bartholomew.* 
Greenwood, Bela.* 
Gassett, Darius.* 
Gowing, Simeon.* 
Goodnow, John. 
Gleason, Daniel.* 
Greenwood, Josiah. 
2 .Josiah, jun. 

John, 1st. 
Greenwood, Isaac* 
2 Charles. 

Isaac, jun. 
Grimes, James.* 
Gowing, William.* 



3 Greenwood, Abner. 

William,3d.* 
John, 2d.* 
Joshua,4th.* 
Jeremiah.* 
Asa. 

3 Greenwood, William,4th. 

Daniel, 2d. 
2 Greenwood, Samuel. 
James.* 
Gibbs, Zenas.* 
2 Zenas, jun. 

John. 
Ira. 
Gibson, Stephen.* 
Gibbs, jAsa.* 
Gay, John. 

2 Gilchrest, Joshua. 

William, 2d.* 
Gilman. 

Gilson, Samuel.* 
Luther. 

Griffin, Joseph.* 

4 Greenwood, George G. 

William A. 
Grimes, .John.* 
Glover, Jesse.* 
Gardner, John. 

3 Greenwood, Nathan. 

Alvin.* 
Moses, 3d. 
William A. 
Edm. Q. S.* 

3 Greenwood, Eli, jun.* 
2 Gowing, Asa P. 

Joseph M. 

2 Greenwood, Gilman. 
Godfrey, Abel M.* 
Greeley, Nathaniel.* 
Gay, Timothy. 
Gibson, John. 
Grant, Edward. 

4 Greenwood, Edward S. 

James AV. 
Gould, Gordon.* 

3 Greenwood, Charles, 2d. 

George. 
Curtis. 
Henry. 
Munroe. 
Gowing, Roswell.* 
Greenwood, Walter J. 
Hinds, Daniel.* 
Holt, Marstin.* 
Hale, Stephen.* 
Haven, AVilliam.* 
2 Hoar, Josiah.* 
Joseph. 
2 Hayward, Charles P. 
Hayward, AVilliam.* 
Hunt, Willard.* 
2 Henry. 

Isaac* 
Caleb.* 
Harrington, Stephen.* 



Hale, Ephraim.* 
Howard, William.* 
Houghton, James.* 

2 James, jun. 

Sylvanus. 

2 Hill, Ebenezer, jun. 

Adam. 

Noah, 1st. 

Hale, John.* 

Horsley, James.* 

Harris, Jason.* 

2 Hinds, Abner, jun.* 
Hills, Benjamin, Dr.* 
Hamilton, Samuel, Dr.* 

2 Ashley.* 

Hamilton, Reuben.* 

2 Hardy, Thomas, jun. 

Moses.* 
Robert.* 
Phinehas. 
Elias.* 

3 Hill, Leonard. 

Noah, 2d. 
Hagar, Edward.* 
Hunt, Nathan.* 

Raymond. 
Harris, Milan.* 
Harris, Samuel, Rev.* 
Heald, Amos, Esq.* 
3 Hayward, Calvin.* 
Hambly, John.* 
Hastings, Ira.* 
Hutchinson, Abel. 
Hathorn, Artemas. 
Hart, David.* 
2 Jacob.* 

David, jun. 

Nathaniel.* 

Joel.* 

S. Page. 

Norman.* 
Hemenway, Asa.* 

2 Minott. 
PhinehasG.* 

Hemenway, Luther.* 
Holt, Timothy. 
Howard, Philip. 

3 Hardy, Moses, jun. 

Thomas, 2d. 
Samuel W. 
Hale, John M. 
Hartwell, William.* 
2 Hay, Thomas, jun. 

William. 
2 Heard, Henry, jun. 
Benjamin. 
Samuel. 
Iladley, John.* 
2 John A. 

Haggett, Abner B. 
Hale, Daniel.* 
Hatch, Leonard K., Dr. 
Johnson, Moses.* 
Ithamer. 
Jaquith, Abraham.* 



EMIGRANTS. 



421 



2 Jones, John, 1st. 
2 Johnson, Adam.* 
Jones, Nathan. 
Jackson, Amos.* 
2 Amos, jun. 

Joseph. 
Abijah. 
2 Jones, Frederic. 
Jackman, Daniel.* 
Joslin, Elias.* 
Jewell, Edwin.* 
Knowlton, Elias.* 

Nathan.* 
Jonathan. 
Kemp, Elijah.* 
Kinney, Moses, Eld.* 
2 Knowlton, John, 3d.* 
Thaddeus.* 
Simeon. 
James.* 
Luke.* 
Ira.* 
Levi. 

2 Knowlton, Ebenezer. 

John, 4th.* 
Jeremy.* 
Kemp, Levi.* 
Kidder, Moses, Dr.* 
Kendrick, Daniel. 
Kimball, Elijah B.* 
Kendall, llenry A., Rev.* 

3 Knowlton, Jabez W. 
Kendall, Charles S.* 

3 Knowlton, Levi, 2d. 

Learned, John.* 
2 John, jun. 

Daniel. 
Joseph. 
2 Learned, Benjamin, jun.* 
Eli. 
Moses. 
Amos.* 
Thaddeus.* 
David. 
Samuel. 
Lewis, Samuel.* 
Thomas. 
Lewis, James. 
Laws, Stephen.* 

2 Harry.* 
Zelotus. 
Benjamin. 

Lealand, Jeremy.* 
Lawrence, Jesse.* 
Lakin, Oliver.* 
Lakin, Lemuel.* 

3 Learned, John W., jun.* 
Lawrence, Alvarus. 

2 Ambrose. 

Samuel. 

John. 
Lane, Allen. 
Lewis, Prescott.* 
Lanphear, Jeremiah.* 
Lamson, Jonathan. 



Locke, William D. 
Lawrence, Edward.* 
2 Lewis, John G. 

Horatio 0.* 
Locke, Franklin J. 
4 Learned, F. Derby. 
Dexter. 
Lyford, Jeremiah.* 
McNee, William.* 
Morse, David.* 
2 Morse, Thomas, jun. 
Jonathan 
Amos. * 
Maxwell, William.* 
Muzzy, Thomas. 
Robert. 
2 Mason, Eela.* 
2 Morse, Micah. 

Daniel, jun. 
Paul.* 
Joseph, 1st. 
Thomas, 3d. 
Levi. 
Joel. 
Miller, Simeon.* 
Mills, James.* 
Philip.* 

2 Philip, jun. 

3 Mason, John.* 

3 Mason, Nathaniel.* 
Joseph, jun.* 

Morse, Benjamin, 1st. 
2 Mason, Moses, jun. 
2 Morse, Isaac* 

Maynard, Abner.* 

Mudge, John.* 

Millikin, John.* 

Munroe, Abel.* 

Mann, James.* 

2 Muzzy, John, jun. 

Reuben.* 
Millikin, Alexander.* 
Mann, Amos. 

3 Morse, Reuben, jun.* 

Benjamin, 2d. 

Ebenezer, Dr. 

Asa.* 
Martin, Micajah.* 
Mead, David.* 
3 Mason, Asa.* 

Jeremiah. 

Benjamin, 3d. 

David. 
Jlyrick, Stephen.* 
3 Morse, Samuel. 

Royal. 

John, 3d. 
3 Morse, John, 2d.* 

Ezra, jun.* 

2 Muzzy, Robert, jun.* 

3 Joseph.* 
Calvin. 
Robert, 3d. 

Metcalf, Nathaniel.* 
Asa.' 



Daniel.* 
May, John. 

2 Morse, Bradford. 

Brigham. 

3 Morse, Justus. 

David. 
Nathan. 

2 Maynard, Samuel. 
Mead, Abraham.* 
Matthews, .James. 
Matthews, Thomas.* 
Marsh, Robert. 
McGregory, Eld.* 

3 Marshall, Aaron, 2d. 

Drury M.* 
Granville B. 
Matthews, Ebenezer. *(■?) 
McClenning, John. 

Daniel.* 

4 Mason, Charles, 1st.* 

Merrill.* 
4 Mason, Charles, Esq. 
2 Marshall, Orlando. 
George. 
Charles B. 

Mason, Daniel H.* 

Muzzy, John, 3d.* 

Muzzy, Diamond. 

McMaster, Thomas.* 
John. 

Morrison, Joseph.* 
4 Morse, William A. 
4 Morse, Henry.* 

Benjamin F.* 
4 Morse, Granville. 
2 Millikin, Edward A.* 

Norcross, Asa.* 

Neal, Thomas.* 

Nutting, David G.* 

Norris, Zebulon.* 
2 Nealley.* 

Newell, Levi.* 

Needham, Samuel B. 

Nelson, Paul.* 

Newell, Alline.* 

Nay, Frederic K. 

Nay, James.* 

Nash, Ephraim. 

Needham, John E.* 

Neal, Nathaniel.* 

Needham, Jeremiah K.* 
2 Stearns. 

AVhitney. 

Ockington, Thomas.* 
2 Jesse.* 

Perry, Amos. 

Partridge, Levi.* 

Parker, Abel.* 

Pike, Rcdhood.* 

Pratt, Moses.* 
2 Moses, jun. 

Jabez. 
Joel.* 

Pratt, Ebenezer. 
2 Jesse. 



422 



EMIGRANTS. 



2 Puffer, Benjamin. 

Nathan. 
2 Piper, Solomon, jun, 
Parker, William.* 
Penniman, Elihu.* 
Piper, Francis.* 
Perry, James, 1st. 
Paul, Barzillai.* 
Priest, Levi. 
Pain, John.* 
2 Daniel. 

John, jun. 
Thomas. 
Ashley. 
AVilliam. 
Charles. 
Cornelius. 
2 Perry, Jonathan, jun. 
Charles, 1st. 
Ebenezer, 2d. 
Jefferson. 
James, 2d. 
Patch, Abraham.* 

2 Leonard.* 
William. 
Abraham, jun. 

Patch, David A.* 
Pulsifer, William F. 
Phelps, Moses. 
Pratt, John.* 
Pierce, Stephen.* 

3 Perry, George. 

2 Powers, Cyrus.* 

3 Charles H. 
Page, Samuel.* 
Perry, Ebenezer, 1st.* 
Persons, Bartholomew.* 
Preston, My rick.* 
Putney, Asa, Rev. 
Priest, Levi E.* 
Priest, Jacob.* 
Pushee, James M. 

3 Phillips, George. 
2 Phillips, Richard, 2d. 
Pierce, David.* 

2 Luther.* 
Page, William.* 
Priest, Nathan.* 
Pierce, John.* 
Phillips, Otis.* 

3 Piper, James G. 

3 Piper, Solomon, 3d.* 

John E. 
3 Piper, Rufus W. 
3 Piper, Cyrus, jun.* 

Pomeroy, Jere., Rev.* 

Pratt, Henry. 
3 Perry, Oliver H. 

Phelps, Francis.* 
Joseph.* 

Porter, Ransom N., Dr. 

Rider, William. 

Ranstead, John.* 

Robbins, Noah. 

Richardson, Abner. 



Rumrill, Benjamin. 
Richardson, Joseph. 
2 Rowell, Jacob. 
Moses. 
Richard. 
Philip. 
Riggs, John G.* 
Moses.* 
2 Rollins, James, jun.* 
John.* 
Samuel.* 
William.* 
Russell, Simeon.* 

John.* 
Robbe, Alexander.* 
Rider, Isaac* 
Russell, Jonathan, sen.* 
2 Abner. 

Rand, Jonathan.* 
Robbins, Joseph.* 
Robbins, David. 
Rugg, Martin. 
2 Richardson, Samuel, Dr. 
I Richardson, John.* 
I 2 John T.* 

I Robinson, Harmon.* 
2 Richardson, Ruel.* 
Joshua, 
2 Robbe, Joseph W. 

2 Rider, William, 2d.* 

Ezra.* 

3 Lewis B. 

3 Rollins, Joseph, jun.* 
3 Russell, Ebenezer H.* 

Gilbert.* 
3 Richardson, Charles R.* 

Rugg, William B.* 

Reynolds, Eli W. 

Robbins, Amos.* 

Robbins, Jacob. 

Scott, Alexander.* 
2 William.* 

2 Stone, Silas, jun. 

Stroud, John.* 

Somes, Isaac* 
2 Strong, John. 

William.* 

Smith, Francis.* 

Stewart, Henry.* 
2 Swan, John, jun.* 
William. 
Aaron.* 

Sanders, Alexander. 

Sanders, Philip. 

Symonds, Thomas. 

Sanderson, Isaac* 

Spaulding, Thomas.* 

Snow, William. 

Spaulding, Benjamin. 

Spring, Josiah. 

Sanders, James.* 

Sanger, Abner.* 

2 Shepherd, Samuel. 

3 Strong, Henry. 
Spaulding, Reuben.* 



Moses. 

William.* 

Stanford, Josiah.* 

David.* 

2 Samuel B. 

2 Stanford, Daniel.* 

Sawin, William.* 

Benjamin. 

2 Southwick, Enoch. 

Jonathan. 
Samuel, 
Thomas. 
Sawyer, Jesse.* 
2 Snow, Augustine, 
Horatio, 
Henry, 
Stickney, Samuel.* 
2 Jeremiah.* 

Stone, Jesse.* 
Stone, Peter.* 
2 Peter, jun. 

Esterbrooks. 
Stowell, Isaac* 
Stedman, Ellis.* 
Sargent, Vriling. 
2 George. 

2 Stone, John, 3d,* 

Oliver. 
2 Stone, Andrew,* 
Sibas, 3d,* 
Aaron.* 
John C, 
George. 
Spaulding, Steph, H,, Dr- 
2 Stanley, William,* 
Simeon.* 
Charles,* 
2 Snow, Samuel, jun, 
Ezra's family. 
Mark, 
Sibley, Clark, Rev. 
Sanders, John.* 
Sawin, Levi.* 
2 Levi S,* 

Short, Daniel, 
Shattuck, Abraham,* 
Stickney, Simeon S,, Dr,* 
Sargent, Thomas,* 
Streeter, Charles, 
Shedd, Timothy, 
Sargent, Josiah L,* 
2 Smith, Eli, 

Noah,* 
John. 

2 Smith, Elisha,* 

Luther.* 
Snow, Eli. 

Spaulding, Eleazer.* 
Symonds, Joseph.* 
4 Strong, Richard R, 

3 Snow, Augustine P.* 

Leonard,* 
3 Snow, Andrew J,* 
Henry P. 
Smith, Ira, 2d,* 



EMIGRANTS. 



423 



3 Stanley, Adolphus. 
3 Stanley, Wallace J. 
Stevens, Levi.* 
Thornton, William.* 
Taggart, James.* 
2 AVilliam. 

2 Twitchell, Stephen.* 
Sawin. 
Twitchell, Eleazer.* 

Ezra.* 
Town, Gardner.* 
2 Twitchell, Eli.* 

Daniel, 1st.* 
Luther, 2d. 
2 Twitchell, Amos, Dr. 
Timothy. 
Thurston, David.* 
Taggart, Samuel. 
Taggart, David. 
2 Twitchell, Peter. 
Cyrus. 

2 Twitchell,Gershom,jun.* 

3 Josiah. 
Luther, 1st. 
Gershom, 3d.* 
John, 2d.* 

Thorndike, Jonathan. 
Taggart, James, 2d.* 
2 James, 3d. 

2 Twitchell, Abijah, 2d. 

Joshua, jun. 

Ebenezer, 2d. 

Timothy, 2d.* 

Asa. 

Aaron. 
Templeton, Adam.* 
Andrew.* 
Matthew. 
Jesse. 
Taggart, William, 2d. 

3 Twitchell, Samuel, 3d.* 
Tyrrel, Hughenos.* 

2 Jabez. 

Taggart, Leander. 
2 Townc, John. 



Taunt, Thomas.* 
Charles. 
4 Townsend, Alfred. 
3 Twitchell, Orlando. 

Keuben W.* 

3 Twitchell, Charles M. A. 

4 Twitchell, Franklin. 

Horace, 1st. 
4 Townsend, George. 

David M. 
3 Twitchell, Joseph A. 
3 Taggart, David, 2d.* 
Frederick. 
Tisdale, James, Rev.* 
3 Twitchell, Horace. 
Elliot. 
Tarbox, Luke.* 



3 Towne, Cornelius K. 
John P. 
Turner, Joseph.* 
Tonkin, Henry, Rev.* 
Taggard, Samuel.* 
Upton, William.* 
James.* 
Nathan. 
2 Upton, Alson.* 

Nehemiah, jun. 
George. 
Samuel D. 
Edward E. 
Wright, Oliver.* 
Wiley, Benjamin.* 
2 Benjamin, jun. 

Watkins, Zaccheus.* 
White, Daniel.* 
Ward, Samuel.* 

Caleb.* 
Wilson, Edward.* 
2 Willard, Elijah, jun. 

Oliver. 
2 Wight, Ephraim. 
Seth. 
Eli. 
White, Joseph, Dr. 
White, Robert. 
Whipple, John.* 
White, Samuel.* 
Winch, Nathan.* 
Whitaker, Moses.* 
White, John, 1st. 
Wellington, Benjamin.* 
Wheeler, Walter.* 
Whittemore, Isaac* 
Nathan. 
Whittemore, Paul.* 
Warren, Timothy.* 
AVright, John.* 
2 .John, jun. 

William. 
2 Warren, Moses. 

Daniel, jun. 
Jonathan.* 
White, Thomas.* 
2 Oliver.* 

Aaron.* 
Moses. 
John, 2d.* 
James. 
Wakefield, Thomas.* 
2 Thomas, jun. 

Otis. 
James. 
Peter. 
Willard, Levi, 1st.* 
2 Wilder, Abel, jun.* 
Daniel. 
Cyrus. 
Levi. 
James. 
John.* 



White, David.* 
Wheeler, Lemuel.* 
2 John.* 

Timothy. 
Eli. 
Asa. 
Silas. 
2 WUliams, Abijah.* 
Stephen.* 
Samuel, jun. 
Wallingsford, Eben. B* 
Benjamin.* 
Winship, Abel.* 
2 Abel, jun. 

Benjamin. 
Weston, Lawrence. 
Whitcomb, Henry.* 
2 Whittemore, Jarvis. 
Herald. 
Charles. 
James. 
Whitney, Isaac* 
Wait, Josiah.* 
2 Jefferson. 

Addison. 
Sullivan. 
George. 
Wark, Moses.* 
Ward, Reuben. 
Woods, Stephen J.* 

2 Enoch. 
Willard, Lockhart.* 

3 AVilder, Mark. 

Abel, 3d. 
White, Thomas, 2d.* 
3 AVarren, Moses A. 
Daniel A. 
Wallace, Joseph D.* 
Whitcomb, Oliver.* 

2 Peter C. 

3 Warren, Charles. 
Waterman, Lucius.* 
Wilson, Simeon N.* 

2 Worsley, George.* 

AVyman, Nathaniel.* 

Wilcox, George. 

Wheeler, Amos.* 
2 Henry P. 

Wilder, Levi B.* 

2 Wight, Jabez.* 

3 John, 2d.* 

4 Franklin.* 
John P. 
Abner S. 

Wood, David A.» 
2 Wilson, Thaddeus 0.* 
AVoods, Isaiah. 
AVood, Daniel. 

2 Yeardly, Joseph.* 

Sawin.* 

3 Yeardly, Nelson. 

John. 
Young, Robert.* 



424 



COERECTIONS AND ADDITIOXS. 



Line 22 from top, for "17 

•■•1778." 



read 



53. Line 6 from top, for "their" read 

" then." 
91. In William Parker's sentiment, for 

" therefore " read " therefor." 
98. Line 2 from bottom, erase period, in- 
sert comma, and for "May" read 
"may." 

117. Monadnock, according to S. G. Drake, 
signifies "Mountain of the Great 
Spirit." 

119. The shad-berry, or shad-bush, is so 
called because its flowers appear 
when the shad begin to ascend the 
streams. It is sometimes called the 
wild pear, or wild sugar-pear. Its 
seeds or stones are hard, and sharp- 
ly pointed at one end, which is the 
probable cause of their producing 
nausea. The fruit is said to be im- 
proved by cultivation. See Report 
on the Trees and Shrubs of Massa^ 
chusetts, p. 443. 

123. Line 16 from bottom, for "19 1-3" 
read "119 1-3." 

126. Line 19 from bottom, for " then some " 
read "the same." 

136. Top Une, for " 1776 " read " 1766." 

137. LineJLS from top, for "1767" read 

144. Lines 7 and 8 from bottom, read 

" John French, jun., and John 
French, jun., 2d." 

145. Line 22 from bottom, for "Samuel" 

read " Charles." 

149. Add Abel TwitcheU and Nathaniel 
Belknap to the list ofiRcTolutionary 
soldiers. 

151. Top line, for "remains" read "re- 
main." 

151. Line 13 from top, for " WilUam Green " 

read "Thomas Green." 

152. Line 19 from top, for " John " read 

"James," and erase "(Wight?)." 
152. Line 20 from top, erase " Jonas White 
(Wight?)." No such person went 
to Portsmouth at the time men- 
tioned ; but Joab Evleth and Capt. 
John Jones went, the latter . as 
Lieutenant. 
152. Line 23 from top, for " Scripture " 

read " Templeton." 
165. Line 10 from bottom, for " Miss " read 
"Mrs." 



166. Line 10 from top, for " Famam " read 

" Famum." 
175. Line 3 from bottom of inscription, for 

"1717 "read "1817." 
198. Line 3 from bottom, for " W. W." 

read " W. A." 
217. Line 16 from top, for "Robb" read 

"Robbe." 
229. Selectmen for 1771, Thomas Morse, 

Henry Strongman, and Benjamin 

Mason: and Town-clerk for 1772, 

Joseph TwitcheU. 
235. Line 14 from bottom, for " Landon" 

read " Langdon." 
245. Line 10 from top, for "1820" read 

"1819." 
245. Line 16 from bottom, for " No loss, &c." 

read " Only a very trifling loss has 

been incurred." 
248. Line 21 from bottom, for "south- 
west" read "south." 
258. Line 5 from bottom, for " 1839 " read 

"1842." 

271. Lme 4 from bottom, for " William Pul- 

sifer " read " William F. Pulsifer." 

272. Lines 12 and 13 from top, for "Au- 

gustine Snow " read " Augustine P. 
Snow." 
272. The Ust of carpenters should begin 
with " William Greenwood, sen." 
" Thomas Perry," in the list of Shoe- 
makers, should be " Thomas Perry, 
2d." "Thomas Perry, 2d," in the 
list of stone-cutters, should be 
"Thomas Perry." 

275. Line 2 from bottom, erase " large." 

276. Line 20 from top, Moses K. Perry was 

not an owner in this " saw-miU." 

295. Line 10 from bottom, insert " Elijah" 

before " Kemp." 

296. Line 3 from bottom, for " Carle " read 

"Carley." 
296. Second column, for ' ' Durracott " read 
"Darracott." 

299. Line 10 from bottom, for " Silas Pierce, 

2d," read " Stephen Pierce." 

300. Line 2 from bottom, for "Joseph Hsr 

ven " read " William Haven." 

301. Line 10 from top, for "Benjamin Saw- 

in " read " Levi Sawin." 
301. Line 8 from bottom, for "Ebenezer 

B. Brooks" read "Ebenezer A. 

Brooks." 
303. Line 22 from bottom, for "Joseph 

Haven " read " William Haven." 



* Some of the errors are attributable to the documents from which the work was com- 
piled, others to the copy furnished by the chairman of the committee of publication ; very 
few being "errors of the press." 



CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. 



425 



PAGE. 

31G. Line 9 from bottom, for "c." read 

"ch." 
317. Line 8 from bottom, for " George W. 

Le«is " read '' George U. Lewis." 
317. Line 9 from bottom, read " Thomas 

White, 2d." 

320. Line 19 from top, for " Haywood " 

read " Hay ward." 

321. Line 19 from top, for " (?) " read " Jo- 

seph Morrison." 

322. Line 8 from bottom, for "She "read 

"He." 

323. Line 5 from top, for "Sarah" read 

"Mary." Line 20, for "Martin" 
read "Morton." 

323. Line 17 from bottom, for " Sabrina " 

read " Sabina." Line 4, for " d. at 
Campton " read " d. at Hillsborough 
Bridge." The following ch. of Jonas 
Clark were omitted in the Register : 
TI. Jonas, b. June 16, 1806; d. 
March 28, 1809. VII. Omar, b. 
Feb. 12, 1808; d. March 18, 1809. 
VIII. Jonas, b. Aug. 23, 1809; d. 
March 12. 1811. The numbering of 
the rest should be: IX. Melzar \V. 
X.Galen. XI. Sarah Adams. XII. 
George F. XIII. Samuel F. XIV. 
Clarissa Caroline. The last nine of 
Mr. Clark's children were born at 
Shipton. Canada West. 

324. Joseph Cobb was the sixth ch. of Seth 

Cobb, sen. 

326. Mary J. Crombie m. Andrews, of 

New Boston. 

330. Line 21 from bottom, for "Famum " 

read " Varnum." 

331. Line 5 from bottom, for "Loretta" 

read " Luretta." 

340. Line 6 from bottom, after " barn " 

add "in Dublin." 

341. Line 3 fi-om top, for "1875" read 

"1775.' 
345. Line 12 from bottom, after " Betsey " 

insert " CarUsle, of Plymouth, Vt." 
345. Line 14 from bottom, for "Levice" 

read "Lavina." 
345. Line 15 from bottom, after " Azubah " 

insert " White." 

347. Nathaniel Greenwood was the son of 

Joseph G., and r. on lot 7, range 5. 

348. Bela Greenwood re. to Nelson, and d. 

there at an advanced age. 

349. Reuben Hamilton, the eldest brother 

of Dr. Samuel H., resided in Dublin 
several years. 

350. Bottom line, for " Samuel " read " Abi- 

jah." 

352. I- K«!becca and II. Betsey Hayward 
were twins. 

352. Line 8 from top, for "1846" read 
" 1800." 

359. Erase " 51. D." after " Alvarus Law- 
rence," and insert the same after 
" I. Ambro.se." 

370. Line 16 from bottom, after the word 
" range " insert "1." 

374. Line 6 from bottom, insert " John 
Kipley, b. Aug. 31, 1834," as the 
6th ch. of Thaddeus and Serena 
Morse. The numbering of the rest 



PAGE. 

should be, (6) Harriet A. ; (7) Fran- 
cis Appleton. 

375. Line 17 from bottom, erase "M." in 
" E. H. M. Dorman." 

380. Line 4 from top, for " George H. Cow- 
ing " read " George A. Gowing." 

382. Line 11 from top, for " Alman " read 
" Almon." 

385. Line 20 from bottom, erase " Ch. : " 
and erase the whole of line 19 from 
bottom. Samuel F. Townsend m. 
the widow of Horace Twitchell, and 
not the widow of Cyrus Powers. 
See pages 401 and 406. 

394. Line 8 from bottom, for " Augustine " 

read " Augustine P." 

395. Line 10 from bottom, for " Jonathan " 

read " Jedediah." 

396. Line 20 from top, for "1797" read 

" 1787." 
414. It is stated on page 191, bottom line, 
that Elder Willard, d. at the ad- 
vanced age of 89. It will be seen 
from the dates of his birth and 
death, that he was only in his 89th 
year. 

Mes. Mart Farrar. — On pages 161 and 
162 is a register of the family of 
the Rev. Joseph Farrar, the first 
minister of Dublin. A letter from 
Rev. S. F. Clark, dated Jan. 14, 
1854, informed us that Mrs. Farrar 
was still living in Petersham ; and, 
as she would be one hundred years 
old, Feb. 4, 1855, her friends pro- 
posed to take her to church on that 
day. This was done, as the follow- 
ing letter from the Rev. John J. 
Putnam will show : — 

"Petersham, Feb. 6, 18,55. 
" Rev. Dr. Leonard. 

" Dear Sir, — I hasten to answer your 
inquiries relative to Mrs. Mary Farrar, of 
this town. She has lived to complete a 
century ; and, on Sunday last, celebrated 
her one hundredth birthday by attending 
public worship at the Unitarian Church. 
The day was one of the coldest of this in- 
clement season. She walked with a firm 
step to her slip, stood unsupported during 
the singing, and remained after the congre- 
gation was dismissed to participate in the 
communion service. Her presence gave 
great solemnity and impressiveness to the 
occasion. In the same slip was a brother 
of hers, now in his ninety-seventh year, .ind 
in good health. The hymns were sung in 
old tunes, such as Old Hundred, Mear, and 
St. Martin's, to revive the recollections of 
the past. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. 
Willson, former pa.«tor of the church of 
which the centcnnarian is a member, and 
a discourse preached by myself, on " Vir- 
tuous Old .40-C," from the words, "The 
hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be 
found in the way of righteousness," Prov. 
xvi. 3. 

"Very truly yours, 

"John J. Putnam." 



64 



INDEX. 



A. 

Abbot, Abiel, Rev., D.D., Letter of, 

60. 
Adams, James, 309. Joseph, 310. 
Moses, 10, 11, 20, 137, 286, 309. 
Moses, jun., 309. Reo, 92, 309. 
Samuel, 232, 309. 
Additions and corrections, 424. 
Address at the Centennial Celebra- 
tion, 3. 
Agricultural products, 121, 123, 

220. 
Alden, Thomas, 311. 
Alexander, Jeimette, 399. John, 

7, 132, 246. 
Allen, Josiah, 311. 
Allison, Andrew, 130, 230, 312. 

Samuel, 234, 312. 
Altemont Lodge, 270. 
Ames, Stephen, 230, 312. 
Anecdotes, 284. 
Animals, Wild, 27, 120, 280. 
Appleton, Aaron, 57, 231, 314. 
Francis, 188, 314. Isaac, 230, 
313. Joseph, 232, 313. Samuel, 
39, 88, 259, 291, 313. 
Appleton Fund, 89, 259. 
Arrangements for the Centennial 
Celebration, 49. Committee of, 50. 
Assessments upon the rights of pro- 
prietors of land, 8-10, 135-8. 
Association, Common-school, 263. 
Ladies' Bible, 288. 



Babcock, Amos, 315. Ebcnezer, 

315. 
Balch, Hart, 22, 315. 



Baptisms, 182. 

Baptist Church, 36, 190. 

Barnes, Luther, 315. 

Barrett, Jeremiah, 315. John, 316. 

BatcheUer, James, Dr., Letter of, 89. 

Bean-porridge, 64, 284. 

Beard, Albin, Communication of, 

111. 
Bears, 27, 280, 281. 
Beech Mountain, 118. 
Beede, Thomas, Rev., Dedication 

Sermon, 36. 
Beef-tivx, 23. 
Belknap, Lawson, 59, 234, 282, 

290. Nathaniel, 282, 316. 
Bemis, James, 316,317. Jeremiah, 

317. Jeremiah, jun., 81. 
Berries, AVild, 119, 424. 
Bible Association, Ladies', 288. 
Births, 417. 

Bixby, Nathan, 26, 229, 318. 
Blacksmiths, 272. 
Blanchard, Joseph, 5, 129. 
Board and wages of school-teachers, 

38, 88. 
Bond, Franklin, 318. Isaac, 318. 
Bounty on wolves and crows, 27, 28. 
Bouton, Nathaniel, Rev., D.D., 

Dedication Sermon, 185. 
Bowers, James, 319. 
Bridges built, 9. 
Brigham, Jonas, 319. 
Broad, Seth, 319. 
Brooks, Jonas, 320. 
BuUard, Asa, 290. Simeon, 229, 

320. Timothy, 320. 
Bunker HiU, 20, 63. 
Burnap, Nathan, Dr., 264. 
Burnham, Nathaniel, 320. 
Burns, James, 321. 
Burying-ground, 10, 290. 



428 



Candidates, Ministerial, 160, 179. 

Carding-machines, 273, 277. 

Carpenters, 272. 

Casualties, fatal, 286. 

Census, at several times, 11, 208. 
For 1850, 209. 

Centennial Celebration, Address, 3. 
Arrangements and Proceedings, 
47. 

Centre Pond, 117, 118. 

Chamberlain, Cyrus, 189, 230, 321. 
James, 277, 321. 

Charter, Original, of North Monad- 
nock, 5, 124. Of Dublin, as a 
town, 12, 139. 

Childs, Artemas, 322. 

Church, Congregational, organized, 
16, 154. Covenants, 154, 176. 
Members, 164, 182. Trinitarian 
Congregational, 184, 188. Bap- 
tist, 190—3. 

Clark, George P., Eev., 83, 323. 
Jonas, 273, 322, 425. Samuel 
P., Ilov., 76, 324. 

Climate of Dublin, 120. 

Clothiers' works, 273, 277. 

Collectors of taxes, 25. 

College graduates, 264. 

Committee of Inspection, 18, 148. 

Committees for the Centennial Ce- 
lebration, 49 — 52. 

Common-school Association, 263. 

Common schools, 37, 81, 84, 246. 

Communion service, 189. (Note.) 

Congregational Society, Pirst, 179. 
Second, 182. 

Congress, Continental, Resolves of, 
18. 

Constables, 25. 

Constitution, Pederal, 24. Of the 
State, 222-8. 

Consumption, 266. 

Continental Army, Soldiers in, 20, 
149. Congress, Resolves of, 18. 
Money, depreciation of, 31, 282. 

Convention to act on Pederal Con- 
stitution, 24. 

Conventions for formation and re- 
vision of State Constitution, 222 
-8. 

Corey, Moses, 67, 232, 325. Ste- 
phen, 325. 

Corrections and additions, 424. 

Councils, Ecclesiastical, 157, 162, 
181, 183, 186, 187. 

Covenants, Church, 154, 176. 

Crombie, John, 232, 325. 



Crows, 28. 

Cummings, Charles, Elder, 192. 



Darling, Luther, 326. 

Darracott, William, 326. 

Davis, WilUam, 326. William, 
jun., 234. 

Deacons, 188. 

Deaths, 266. 

Declaration in favor of the Ameri- 
can Colonies, 19, 149. 

Dedication of meeting-houses, 36, 
185, 208. 

Demands against the town, 25. 

Depreciation of paper money, 31, 
282. 

Derby, Dexter, 234, 327. Samuel, 
327. 

Draught of lots, 127. 

Dublin, Incorporation and name of, 
12, 13, 139, 141. Physical cha- 
racteristics and history of, 117. 
Population of, 11, 208. Settle- 
ment of, 6, 11, 130. Schools, 
246. Town-officers, 229. 

Dunbar, Elijah, Rev., 20, 33, 34, 
172, 176, 178. 



E. 

Early settlers. Hardships of, 279. 

Eaton, Moses, 328. 

Ecclesiastical history, 152. Coun- 
cils, 157,162, 181, 183, 186, 187. 

Elliot, Daniel, 59,105,328. David, 
230, 328, 329. John, 59, 328. 

Emery, Amos, 229, 329. 

Emes, Alexander, 39, 230, 330. 
Ebenezer, 330. James, 230, 330. 

Emigrants from Dublin, 418. 

Evleth, Joab, 331. Joseph, 331. 

Exchanges, Ministerial, 194. 

Exercises at the Centennial Cele- 
bration, 53. 



Fairbanks, Asa, 331, 332. Ebene- 
zer, 331. Moses, 331. 

Families, Registers of, 307. 

Par ns worth, Timothy, 333. 

Parnum, Joshua, 333. 

Parrar, Joseph, Rev., 15, 72, 152. 
Mary, Mrs., 425. Phinehas, 334. 



429 



Federal Constitution, 24. 

Fish, 118, 119. 

Fisher, Samuel, 335. 

Fisk, Asa, 336. Asa H., 287, 336. 
Samuel, 231, 335. Thomas, 233, 
336. 

Fiske, Asa, 336. Daniel, 336. Par- 
ker, 336. 

First Congregational Society, 179. 

First Trinitarian Congregational So- 
ciety, 182. 

Flint, Joshua, 337. 

Forest-trees, 119. 

Foster, Ephraim, 234, 337. John 
H., Dr., 91, 265. 

Fourth of July Celebrations, 268, 
269. 

Freeholders, to agree with minister, 
15. 

Freeman, Csesar, 208, 289. 

Freemasons, 270. 

French, John, 338. Luke, 339. 
Whitcomb, 232, 338. 

Frost, Benjamin, 339. Cyrus, 234, 
340. 

Fund, Appleton, 259. Ministerial, 
34, 173, 243. School, 35, 39, 
173, 243. 



Genealogies of Families, 309. 
Geological characteristics, 120, 122. 
Gilchrest, Richard, 20, 151, 282, 

340. 
Gleason, Jacob, 233, 342. John, 

233, 342. Phinehas, 341. Phi- 

nehas, jun., 233, 342. 
Goffe, John, 11, 12. 
Governor, Votes for, 235. 
Gowing, Almerin, 233, 343. James, 

342. James, jun., 343. Joseph, 

343. 
Goyer, Bartholomew, 344. 
Graduates of Colleges, 264. 
Grant of North Monadnock, 5, 124. 
Green, Thomas, 20, 151. 
Greenwood, Aaron, 346. Asa, 233, 

345. Bela, 348. Ebenezer, 234, 

346. Eli, 280, 344. Joseph, 11, 
14,229,345. Josiah, 347. Joshua 
(carijenter), 344. Joshua (black- 
smith), 347. Moses, 346. Moses, 
jun., 346. Nathaniel, 347. Wil- 
liam, 10, 11, 132, 229, 280, 344. 
"William, jun., 345. 

Grenadier company, 29, 278. 
Griffin, Samuel, 24, 25. 
Grist-mills, 9, 136, 273-7. 



Habitations of the first settlers, 279, 

281. 
Hardships of the early settlers, 279. 
Hamilton, Eli, 349. Samuel, Dr., 

231, 264, 348. 
Hardy, Elias, 233, 350. Moses, 

349. Thomas, 21, 349. Thomas, 

jun., 58, 349. 
Harris, Bethuel, 273, 351. Jason, 

273, 351. Lovell, 234. Samuel, 

Rev., 75, 185. Thaddeus W., 

Dr., Treatise on Insects, 120. 
Harrisville, 37, 273. 
Hart, David, 350. 
Hay, Joseph F., 351. Thomas, 351. 
Hayes, Alonzo, Rev., 36, 187. 
Hayward, Charles P., 352, 366. 

Joseph, 229, 351. Joseph, jun., 

352. 
Heald, Asa, Dr., 234, 265, 352. 

Jefferson, 353. 
Heard, Henry, 253. 
Hill, Ebenezer, 18, 353. 
Hills, Benjamin, Dr., 264, 354. 
Hinds, Abner, 354. 
Holt, Nathan, 354. 
Hunt, Isaac, 355. Willard, 18, 

355. 
Hymn-books, 198. 



Incor^TOration of the town, 12, 13, 
139. 

Inscriptions on the monuments of 
Mr. and Mrs. Sprague, 175. 

Insects, 120. 

Inspection, Committee of, 18, 148. 

Institute, Cheshire County Teach- 
ers', 259. 

Instrumental music in church, 199. 

Intoxicating drinks, 27, 268. 

Invoice for 1771, and subsequent 
years, 141-3. 



J. 



Jackson, Amos, 355. Charles T., 
Dr., Geological Survey of New 
Hampshire, 120, 122. 

Johnson, Simeon, 229, 355. 

Jones, John, 356. Samuel, 355. 
Samuel, jun., 233, 355. 

Justices of the Pe;\cc, 14, 287. 

Juvenile Library, 79, 80, 262. 



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INDEX. 



K. 

Kendall, Henry A., Rev., 36, 186, 
3o6. Joel, 356. 

Kidder, Moses, Dr., 171, 265. Keu- 
ben, 10, 136. 

Kingsbiiry family, 393. (Note.) 

Kinney, Moses, Elder, 191. 

Knight, Josiah H., 357. 

Knowlton, Elisha, 359. John (Dea- 
con), 357. John, 2d, 358. Luke, 
358. Silas, 358. 



L. 

Ladies' Bible Association, 288. 

Ladies' Library, 262. 

Langdon, Samuel, E,ev., D.D., 17, 

163. 
La-wrence, Alvarus, 359. Ambrose, 

Dr., 72, 359. 
Learned, Benjamin, 20, 188, 230, 

359. Benjamin, jun., 360. Her- 

vey, 234, 359. John, 361. John 

Wilson, 359. 
Leonard, Le^-i W., Rev., D.D., 36, 

40, 50, 72, 79, 82, 84, 110, 179, 

208, 254-8, 361. 
LeA^-is, Samuel, 361. 
Libraries, 79, 80, 261. 
Literary fund, 39, 241. 
Literary Society, 262. 
Little, Fortune, 289,361. 
Livermore, Abiel A., Rev., Letter 

of, 76. 
Locke, Samuel, Rev., 15, 155. 
Long Pond, 118, 119. 
Longe\'ity, 267. 
Lots of land, laying out and draught 

of, 5, 6, 125, 127. Occupants of, 

291. 
Lumber, 275. 
Lyceum, 262. 



M. 



Mails, 245. 

Manufactures, Statistics of, 221. 

* Of pottery-ware, 274. Shoes and 

shoe-pegs, 276. Wooden-ware 

and boxes, 275. Woollen goods, 

273. Value of, 277. 

Marriages, 182, 416. 

Marshall, Aaron, 280, 361. Ben- 
jamin, 361. Moses, 232, 362. 

Mason, Bela, 369. Benjamin, 14, 
18, 229, 364. Benjamin, jun.. 



368. Calvin, 233, 365. Charles, 
1,365. Charles K., 365. Cyrus, 

369. Da-sdd H., 366. Dexter, 
233, 365. Hugh, 363. Jere- 
miah, 368. John, 366. Joseph, 
367. Joseph, jun., 368. Moses, 
363. Moses, jun., 363. Moses, 
3d, 363. Nathaniel, 367. Rufus, 
369. Samuel, 367. Samuel, jun., 
367. Thaddeus, 230, 365. Thad- 
deus, jun., 232, 365. Thaddeus 
P., 366. 

Masonian proprietors, 129. 

Masonic lodge, 270. 

Masons, 272. 

McNee, William, 7, 131, 132. 

Mechanics, 272. 

Meeting-house, Pro\'ision for, 6, 
125. First, built, 10, 11, 135-8, 
and finished, 30. NeAV, built, 

35, 36, 201. Warming of, 194. 
Right of town in, 195. Re- 
moved and rebuilt, 206. Baptist, 

36, 193. Methodist, 36, 193. 
Trinitarian Congregational, 36, 
185. 

Meetings of the proprietors, 8, 10, 
30, 134. 

Merchants or traders, 271. 

Methodist Episcopal Church, 36, 
193. 

Military affairs, 23, 29, 277. Offi- 
cers, 277. 

Millerism, 194. 

Mills, 9, 135, 136, 273-7. 

Milh\Tights, 272. 

Minister, first settled, land appro- 
priated for, 5, 125, and purchased 
of him, 147, 160. Tax, 169. 

Ministerial candidates, 160, 179. 
Exchanges, 194. Funds, 34, 243. 

Ministers, Salary of, 15, 17, 31, 
156, 168, 179. 

Ministry, Land appropriated for, 5, 
125. 

Moderators of tOAvn-meetings, 229. 

Monadnock, Name of, 13. Moun- 
tain, 42, 62, 106. Number 3, 
grant, 5, 124, and incorporation 
of, 12, 139. 

Money, Depreciation of paper, 31, 
282*. Raised by the town, 240. 

Mormonism, 194. 

Morse, Amos, 373. Bela, 371. 
Benjamin, 371. Daniel, 375. 
Da-v-id, 376. Ebenezer, Dr., 61, 
372. Eli, 9, 134, 188, 229, 373. 
Ezra, 372. Gershom, 376. Isaac, 
374. John, 151,230, 372. John, 



431 



jun., 232, 373. Jonathan, 20, 21, 
22,151.373. Micah. 375. Paul, 
375. Peter, 374. Reuben, U, 
25, 229, 371. Reuben, jun., 371. 
Samuel, 59, 373. Solomon, 376, 
Thaddeus, Ul, 156, 171, 230, 
374. Thaddeus, jun., 233, 374. 
Thomas, 8, 14, 132, 277, 370. 

Mortality and sickness, 265. 

Music, Sacred, 196. Instrumental, 
in chiirch, 199. 

Muzzey, John, 11, 229, 286, 376. 
Robert, 150, 376. Robert, jun., 
231, 376. 



N. 



Name of Dublin, 13, 141. 

New comers warned out, 26, 143. 

Non-resident tax-payers, 417. 

Norcross, Asa, 377. 

North Monadnock, Grant of, 5, 124. 
Political organization of, 11. In- 
corporated by the name of Dubhn, 
12, 13, 139. 



O. 



Occupants of lots, 291. 

Officers, Military, 277. Town, 229. 

Officials, Pay of, 25. 

Olden times and customs, 61, 279. 

Organ presented to the First Con- 
gregational Society, 199. 

Organization, Political, of the in- 
habitants of North Monadnock, 
11. 



P. 

Packersfield classed with Dublin, 
25. 

Paper-money, Depreciation of, 31, 
282. 

Parker, John G., Dr., 377. Wil- 
liam, 90. 

Partridge, Levi, 378. 

Paupers, 26, 242. 

Pay of town-officers, 25. 

Perry, Eenjamin, 379. Ebenezer^ 
189, 380. Ivory, 89, 378. Ivory, 
jun., 378. James J., 70. John, 
231, 281, 378. Kczia, Mrs., 155, 
281. Jonathan, 379. Joseph, 
234, 379. Moses, 378. 

Pew-ground, 30. 



Phillips, Richard, 380. 

Physicians, 264. 

Pickerel, 119. 

Pierce, Charles W., 382. Silas, 230, 
381. 

Pine, White, reserved for ship-tim- 
ber, 6, 12, 126, 140. 

Piper, CjTus, 383. HenrvC, 103, 

383. James G., 67, 383. John, 

384. Rufus, 50, 232, 383. Solo- 
mon, 382. Solomon, jun., 101, 
198, 199, 201, 383. 

Political organization, First, 11. 

Polls, Number of, 142, 237. 

Ponds, 118. 

Poor Farm, 243. 

Population, 11, 208, 209, 291. 

Porter, Joel, 384. 

Post-office, 245. 

Powers, Asa, 385. 

Preaching, First, 15, 155. 

Prentiss, John, 108. 

Prices of commodities and labor, 31, 
147, 289. 

Proceedings at the Centennial Cele- 
bration, 47. 

Products, Agricultural, 121, 123, 
220. 

Proprietors, Masonian, 129. Of 
North Monadnock, 5, 124, 127. 
Meetings of, 8—10, 30, 134. 

Province-tax, 288. 

Publication, Committee of, 60. 

Puffer, Jabez, 26, 386. 



Ranges of lots, 6. 

Ranstead, John, 386. 

Registers of families, 307. 

Representatives to the General 
Court, 25, 230. 

Resolves of the Continental Con- 
gress, 18. 

Revenue, Surplus, 242, 243. 

Revolutionary War, 17, 148, 282. 
Soldiers in, 20, 22, 149, 150. 

Richardson, Abijah, 386. Da\'id, 
232, 388. Ebenezer, 232, 387. 
John, 387. 

Rider, Moses, 388. 

Rights of land, 5, 8, 125. Assess- 
ments upon, 8-10, 135-8. 

Ripley family, 314. (Note.) 

Roads, Laving out and repairing, 8, 
9, 125, i35, 137, 242. Breaking, 
283. Persons who worked on, 8, 
133, 134. 



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INDEX. 



Robbe, James, 388. William, 333. 

(Note.) 
Robinson, John, killed, 286. 
Rollins, James, 389. Joseph, 389. 
RoAvell, Ichabod, 390. 
Rum-tax, 23. 
Russell, John, 390. Jonathan, 390. 

Simeon, 390. 
Rye, a standard of value, 22, 31, 32. 



Sacred music, 196. 

Salary of ministers, 15, 17, 31, 32, 
166, 168, 179. 

Sanders, John, 391. 

Saw-mills, 9, 135, 273, 275. 

School, Committees, 39, 254. Com- 
mon, Association, 263. Districts, 
37, 247, 251. Fund, 35, 39, 243, 
259. Houses, 37, 247, 253. Land 
appropriated for, 5, 125, 243. 
Money, 37, 39, 240, 246. Re- 
ports,' 39, 267. Returns, 257. 
Teachers' wages and board, 38, 
39, 88. 

Schools, Common, 37, 81, 83, 88, 
246, 290. Private, 258. Singing, 
196. Sunday, 76, 200. 

Scotch-Irish, 7, 13, 131, 246. 

Scott, Alexander, 7, 131. William, 
7, 131. 

Selectmen, 14, 229. 

Settlement of the town, 6, 11, 130, 
279. 

Sewall, Edmund Quincv, Rev., 178. 

Shares of land, 5, 125, 'l27. 

Shattuck, Abraham, 391. 

Shepherd, Samuel, 392. 

Sherborn, Settlers from, 8, 11, 133, 
246. 

Ship-timber, white pine, reserved, 
6, 13, 126, 140. 

Shoemakers, 272. 

Shoe-pegs, 221, 277. 

Shoes, 221, 276. 

Sickness and mortality, 265. 

Singing-schools, 196. 

Slaves, 141, 208, 289. 

Smith, Aaron, 394. Aaron, 234, 
392. Abner, 392. Albert, Dr., 
93. Jonathan K., 51, 53, 54, 
200, 232, 288, 393. Mary L., 
Mrs., 99. Ruggles, 231, 393. 
Samuel, 394. 

Snow, Ezra, 395. John, 231, 394. 
John, jun., 394. Josephus, 395. 

F'^Xiial Library, 261. 



Soil, Nature of, 121, 122. 

Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 

20, 22, 149, 150. In the war of 

1812, 152, 424. 
Southwick, Jedediah K., 233, 395. 
Sprague, Edward, Rev., 17, 31, 73, 

110, 162, 285, 360. Hannah, 

Mrs., 171, 175. John, Dr., 33, 

166. 
Stages, 245. 
Stanford, Joshua, 396. Josiah, 396. 

Phinehas, 396. 
Stanley, Joshua, 396, 397. Simeon, 

396. William, 396. 
State Constitution, 222-8. 
Stone, John, 397. John (Capt.), 

398. John, 22, 397. Silas, 397. 

Silas, 398. 
Strongman, Hemry, 7, 10, 13, 14, 

131, 229, 246, 398. Richard 

(Strongl, 232, 399. 
Sunday schools, 78, 200. 
Surplus Revenue, 242, 243. 
Swan, John, 20. 



T. 

Taggart, James, 7, 131, 132. John, 
399. John, jun., 232, 399. Wil- 
liam, 7, 132. 

Tanners and curriers, 272. 

Tax, Minister, 169. Province, 288. 

Taxation, 238. Money raised by, 
240. 

Taxes, Abatement of, 26. Collec- 
tion of, 25. During the Revolu- 
tionary war, 23. Upon the rights 
of proprietors, 8-10, 135-8. 

Temperance Reform, 267. 

Temperature, 121. 

Thornton, Matthew, 5, 7, 130, 288. 
WilUam, 6, 130, 131. 

Tisdale, James, Rev., 71, 185. 

Toleration Law, 179. 

Town, Claims against, 25. Clerks, 
229. Officers, 25, 229. Treasu- 
rers, 235. Meetings, Warrants 
for, 24. 

Towne, Cornelius, 400. 

Townsend, Da^-id, 401. David, 
jun., 401. Jonathan, 401. 

Traders, 271. 

Treasurers of the town, 235. 

Trees, Forest, 119. White pine, 
reserved, 6, 12, 126, 140. 

Trinitarian Congregational Society, 
36, 182. • 

Trout, 118, 119. 



433 



Turkeys, AVild, 120. 

Twitchell, Abel, 273, 405. Abijah, 
406. Amos, Dr., 4, 93, 403. 
Ebenezer, 407. Eleazer, 404. 
Ezra, 229, 404. Gershom, 406. 
Gershom, jun., 406. Joseph, 
133, 402 (Note). Joseph, jun,, 
229, 404. Joshua, 407. Samuel, 
14, 133, 229, 407. Timothy, 403. 



Union Library, 262. 
Upton, Nehemiah, 408. 



Valuation, 237. 

Voters, Number and cj^uahfications 

of, 141, 237. 
Votes for Governor, 235. 



W. 

Wages and board of school-teachers, 
38, 88. Of laborers, 222. 

Wait, Josiah, 409. 

Wakefield, Thomas, 409. 

WaUingsford, Benjamin, 410. Ebe- 
nezer B., 410. 

War of 1812, Persons Avho served 
in, 152, 424. Revolutionary, 17, 
149, 150. 



Ware, Henry, Rev., D.D., Ordina- 
tion Sermon, 36. 
Warming the meeting-hoiise, 194. 
Warning out of new comers, 26, 

143. 
Warrants for town-meetings, 24. 
Warren, Daniel, 410. John, 410. 
Wheelwrights, 272. 
White-pine trees reserved, 6, 12, 

126, 140. 
Whittemore, Charles, 70. Joseph, 

412. 
Wight, Jabez, 412. Joel, 412. 

John, 412. 
Wild animals, 27, 120, 280. 
Wilder, Abel, 413. Abel, jun., 

413. 
Will of Rev. Edward Sprague, 172. 
Willard, Ehjah, Elder, 36, 75, 191, 

285, 414. Josiah, jun., 12. 

'Levi, 234, 414. 
Wolves, 27, 280, 283. 
Wood, Salmon, 415. 
Wooden ware and boxes, 221, 275. 
Woods, Stephen J., 183, 188, 415. 
Woollen goods, manufacture of, 

221, 273. 
Worsley, Robert, 415. 



Y. 

YearcUy, WiUiam, 415. 
jun., 415. 



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